College News Archives

Aug 01, 2019
  • Brandon Webb

ECU students study construction methods in Europe

From ancient sites to new-era buildings, a group of East Carolina University construction management students experienced it all during a recent study abroad trip to Italy and the Netherlands. The...

Jul 30, 2019
  • Brandon Webb

CMAA NC creates scholarship for construction management

The North Carolina chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA NC) presented $25,000 to Dr. Harry Ploehn, dean of the College of Engineering and Technology, for an endowed...

Jul 23, 2019
  • Brandon Webb

ECU students, professor receive honors at ASSP national conference

Two students and a professor from the College of Engineering and Technology represented East Carolina University at the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) national Professional Development Conference and Exposition...

Jul 16, 2019
  • Brandon Webb

ECU dean hears first-hand account of Apollo 11 moon mission

In a glass display case at the entrance to the Greenville home of Larry and Fran Nichols rests a scale model of the Apollo 11 lunar module that first landed...

Jul 12, 2019
  • Kenneth Buday

PIRATE PROJECT

East Carolina University engineering students faced a daunting task. They had to come up with a way to flip a 1,600-pound piece of wood. But this was no ordinary piece...

Jul 02, 2019
  • Brandon Webb

ECU student, professor receive honors for paper

An East Carolina University student and a professor in the Department of Engineering received honors at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida....

Jun 26, 2019
  • Brandon Webb

STEM camp designed to help students solve problems

Three years ago, Meredith Warren saw a story about a person with dementia who had wandered away and gotten lost. Since then, the Greene County High School junior has been...

Jun 24, 2019
  • Brandon Webb

From biofuel to wine, Dr. Kura Duba’s lab could have an impact

From wine to cosmetics to biofuel, Dr. Kura Duba has an updated lab at East Carolina University that could impact them all. Duba, an assistant professor in the Department of...

Jun 18, 2019
  • Brandon Webb

Brewers get advice on sustainability

Good beer requires good water, which is one of the reasons why the East Carolina University Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (CSEEE) helped put on the Sustainability in...

Jun 11, 2019
  • Brandon Webb

Parents learn about student support programs during special orientation session

While orientation at East Carolina focuses on incoming freshmen, the College of Engineering and Technology (CET) hosted its first ever session designed for parents and guardians on Tuesday in the...