College News Archives

A smiling man in a black shirt uses a small wrench to fasten two pieces of metal.
Nov 20, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Bot Battle

A team of East Carolina University students placed second in the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) national robotics competition Oct. 28-31 in Las Vegas. The finish continued...

A man wearing a brown sport coat and white shirt sits at a desk in an office in front of two computer screens with an empty glass mug on the desk in front of him.
Nov 15, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Lifetime Achievement

Brian Dietrick, teaching assistant professor in the East Carolina University Department of Computer Science, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Cincinnati School of Information Technology. “I...

Four people wearing ECU construction hard hats sit at a table and sign documents.
Nov 11, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Signing Day

Signing day is known as the day high school athletes commit to play for a particular university. Last week at East Carolina University, four construction management students put pen to...

Dr. Jerry Gao, wearing a dark sport coat, gestures as he stands and speaks while a person sits at a table in front of him.
Nov 07, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Welcome Aboard

For Dr. Jerry Gao, construction is part of his DNA. “Both of my parents started their first jobs as construction laborers when they were teenagers,” said Gao, the new chair...

A woman wearing a black shirt sitting at a table gestures with her hand in the air as she talks to another woman sitting at the table with orange, black, yellow and white balloons in the background.
Nov 01, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Peer Project

When East Carolina University computer science student Qanitah Danial began searching for an internship, she didn’t know where to turn. “I had a terrible experience because I was running across...

Cameron Smitherman, wearing a camouflaged uniform, stands on the ground in front of the back of an open helicopter that has pallets of boxes of storm relief supplies.
Oct 10, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Above and Beyond

Flying in a Chinook helicopter over the mountains of North Carolina, ECU industrial technology student Cameron Smitherman saw the full scope of Helene’s devastation. “It’s very evident that the storm...

Sep 17, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Recognizing Excellence

After working an overnight shift at Bristol Myers Squibb, Essence Anderson doesn’t see the work end. The Clayton resident cares for her parents and siblings, and then hops online to...

Aug 26, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Resonating Research

A new $1 million grant will help East Carolina University expand research into acoustics. Dr. Teresa Ryan, interim chair, professor and director of engineering research in the Department of Engineering,...

Aug 15, 2024
  • Ken Buday

STEM Symposium

Turns out, Kool-Aid® isn’t just something kids drink on a hot day. It can provide a path for youth STEM education. Educators from across the state came to East Carolina...

Aug 07, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Community Connection

Soon, Noah Gwynn will no longer have to fish for information as farm manager for Classic Seafood Group. He’ll have it right at his fingertips. Gwynn is working with Dr....