Gastronomy Students Lend Aid Through Quarantine Cookbook
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the way we eat. With less options for dining out, more and more people are taking the opportunity to learn to cook their favorite meals at home. To lend their qualified expertise—not only to good eating, but also to worthy causes—BU MET’s Gastronomy Students Association (GSA) published Cooking During […]
Rare Uplifting COVID-Related News Story has Health Communication Instructor to Thank
As director of communications for the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, Tim Sullivan (MET’06) is frequently reminded of the adage he often shares with students in his online Media Relations for Health Communicators (MET HC 758) course: “Having a job in communication means having communication responsibilities, as well as ‘other duties as assigned,’” the MET health communication […]
WCVB’s ‘Chronicle’ Calls Cybersecurity ‘The Future of Law Enforcement’
In March, WCVB-TV Channel 5’s “Chronicle” news team paid a visit to the classroom of BU Metropolitan College’s Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC) Program Director Dr. Kyung-shick Choi as part of its investigation into the professional field of cybercrime prevention, investigation, and cybersecurity. The long-running, Boston-produced newsmagazine show dubbed cybersecurity “the future of law enforcement” […]
Urban Studies Capstone Proposes Green Opportunities in Hyde Park
As reported in the Hyde Park Bulletin (Volume 19, Issue 19), on May 5 students from Metropolitan College’s Urban Studies Capstone course (MET UA 805) presented The Power of Green! Strategic Proposals for the Hyde Park Community. The virtual event focused on actions that could be taken to enhance access to, and quality of, the […]
MET CS Program Administration Director Wins BU’s 2020 Perkins Award for Distinguished Service
Kim Crosta (Questrom’08, MET’14), director of program administration for BU MET’s Department of Computer Science, is among one of three winners of BU’s 2020 Perkins Award for Distinguished Service. An annual staff recognition for exceptional service to the University, Distinguished Service Award honorees are nominated by faculty. Dubbed a “magician” by one colleague, Ms. Crosta […]
Cooking Connects Us While Stuck at Home, Says MET Professor Elias
As people in Massachusetts—and around the world—hunker down in their homes to help “flatten the curve” of COVID-19, more people are connecting to the elemental comforts of food. In the Daily Free Press article “Staying at home leaves room to improve diets,” Boston University faculty offer insight on how food unites us, and provide advice […]
Health Communication Professor: In Current Crisis, Social Media a Mixed Bag
The global crisis of COVID-19 has put increased emphasis on the ways individuals and organizations alike disseminate key information, and according to Associate Professor Stephen Quigley, social media has been a bellwether of the times. “It brings out the best in us,” he recently told the Boston Herald, noting that it’s also “bringing out the […]
MET Health Informatics Professor Highlights Rising Security Hazards of Medical Data
As an expert on data and knowledge management in the biomedical and healthcare sectors, MET Associate Professor Guanglan Zhang recognizes the threat of data breach faced by medical practices. Coordinator of BU MET’s Health Informatics programs, Dr. Zhang shared her insights into recent data breach trends in the medical field with Physician’s Practice. Among her […]
Over Time, Wine Studies Master Sees Major Trends
Few have the experience and expertise of BU MET instructor Sandy Block. There are less than 400 certified Masters of Wine in the world, and Sandy is one of two teaching at Boston University, having developed the four-level Certificate Program in Wine Studies that provides unparalleled instruction on everything from the field’s core fundamentals to […]
What kinds of jobs can you get as a data scientist?
Ask Boston University alumnus Brian Zive (CAS’94, MET’07), who was included in BU Today’s “10 Alums Working in Data Science Share Their Career Path Stories.” A fundraising consultant in analytical solutions at Marts & Lundy, Zive uses his analytics skills to help fundraising organizations make important decisions around campaign strategy, including assessment of donor potential […]