Symposium sparks STEM educators
Nearly 400 K-12 teachers from across North Carolina attended ECU’s third annual STEM Symposium on July 28-29. Keynote speaker Leonard Paulk III traced his path from ECU football player to...
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Summer Bridge Program builds foundation for new ECU engineering students
ECU’s Summer Bridge Program helps new engineering students strengthen math skills and adjust to college life before the fall semester begins. The five-week immersive experience includes two introductory engineering courses...
ECU engineering drives research into reuse of hybrid vehicle batteries
An ECU engineering professor is researching hybrid vehicle battery testing to create a more cost-effective way to determine second-life uses for older batteries. The project offers ECU engineering student Aiden...
ECU partners with Craven Community College to create degree pipeline
ECU and Craven Community College signed an agreement that guarantees admission for qualified CCC graduates to ECU’s Bachelor of Science in industrial technology program. CCC graduates can receive up to...
ECU adds civil engineering to degree concentration
ECU has expanded its environmental concentration in its Bachelor of Science in engineering program to include civil engineering. The newly named civil and environmental engineering concentration comes in response to...
Student’s summer project to help others this fall
Story Summary Technology management graduate student Trevor Bourne is developing a new operational technology panel that combines a human-machine interface (HMI) and programmable logic controller (PLC). The upgraded panel is designed to...
Student’s research aims to help industry through the next hurricane
When Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina in 2018, it decided to stay awhile. The wind blew, and the rain fell for days. And though Cameron Doby didn’t experience major impacts...
Clean energy takes focus at ECU Sustainability Symposium
Discussions on the future of clean energy in North Carolina took focus at East Carolina University on May 18 as students, faculty, researchers and industry leaders gathered for the 2026...
ECU engineering graduate awarded prestigious fellowship
A recent East Carolina University engineering graduate has received a fellowship to support his efforts to get a master’s degree. Kyle Kirwin, who graduated May 8, has been named a...
Proud Parent: Computer science instructor hoods daughter during ceremony
Just a few days before Mother’s Day, one father received a special gift during the Graduate Recognition Ceremony for the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology. Brian Dietrick,...