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A male college student at left sits at a table behind a laptop computer as he smiles and gestures with his hand toward another male college student sitting at a table and looking at a piece of paper.
Jul 22, 2026
  • Ken Buday

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...

A college student wearing glasses and a purple shirt looks over a rack that includes multiple wires and switches.
Jul 15, 2026
  • Ken Buday

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...

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Jul 07, 2026
  • Ken Buday

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...

A male student in a purple polo shirt gestures with his hands as he looks to a clear panel that includes wires, buttons and lights in a classroom lab with other equipment in the background.
Jun 09, 2026
  • Ken Buday

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...

A camouflaged vehicles drives through a flooded street with traffic signals, signs and poles in the background.
May 27, 2026
  • Ken Buday

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...

A college student at center wearing a jacket and tie smiles as he stands next to a project poster as he talks to two other people at left and another person at right.
May 19, 2026
  • Ken Buday

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...

A smiling man in a black graduation cap and gown stands next to a smiling younger woman also wearing a black graduation cap and gown.
May 11, 2026
  • Ken Buday

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,...

A woman in a graduation cap and gown smiles. In the background is a large screen with the East Carolina University logo.
May 09, 2026
  • Ken Buday

Graduates share stories as they celebrate commencement

Nearly 600 students heard their names called to walk across a stage and be recognized for graduating from the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology on Friday. In...

Four male college students stand behind a table where a small robotic arm operates as they talk to a woman standing at right in a large room.
May 05, 2026
  • Ken Buday

Curiosity, innovation fuel engineering students at project symposium

East Carolina University student Michaela Weber experienced the true engineering experience while working on her senior capstone project. “I just love the iterative process of testing and design, figuring out...

Five college students sit at a table working on their laptops as another student stands next to the table and smiles in a large room.
Apr 28, 2026
  • Ken Buday

ECU teams finish in top 10 of statewide cybersecurity competition

Two teams of East Carolina University students placed in the top 10 of the Minutemen Cyber Cup, a statewide capture-the-flag cybersecurity competition hosted by the North Carolina National Guard in Greensboro....