New leadership council gives students a voice
Dr. Harry Ploehn walked into a room full of students, but it wasn’t to teach or lecture. It was to listen. The dean of East Carolina University’s College of Engineering...
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ECU engineering students plant trees to mitigate pollution
As water flows down Town Creek toward the Tar River in Greenville, it suddenly turns an odd brown color. A sheen floats on top. Of course, not too many people...
ECU engineering students among N.C. Space Grant recipients
Two engineering students are among four students from East Carolina University who have received North Carolina Space Grant undergraduate research scholarships for 2021-22. Elliot Paul and Nia Wilson, both engineering...
New 3D metal printer provides another tool for students, faculty
It’s described as “another tool in the toolbox” for students in East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology. In theory, it can also make the tools — and the...
ECU chancellor Philip Rogers visits
Dr. Philip Rogers kicked off his fifth month as chancellor of East Carolina University with what he called one of his favorite things — talking with staff and faculty about...
ECU professor teams up on COVID-19 vaccine research
A statewide COVID-19 research team that included an East Carolina University faculty member determined the vaccine alone may not be enough to end the pandemic. Dr. Raymond Smith III, an...
ECU-led research team receives UNC System grant
For the second year in a row, the University of North Carolina System announced that a team led by an East Carolina University researcher was awarded a grant through the...
Jarod Palmer gets ECU engineering degree at age 19
Jarod Palmer grew up riding dirt bikes and four-wheelers. “I always like going fast,” he said. A point that was made abundantly clear when he graduated from East Carolina University...
ECU engineering student accepted into German internship program
East Carolina University engineering student Cole Dickerson has been accepted into the German Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program for the summer. DAAD is...
ECU engineering student gets NSF research fellowship
East Carolina University engineering student Shea Middleton has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the NSF GRFP provides a three-year...