Engineering/Technology Archives

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Oct 30, 2025
  • Kristen Martin

Honors student leaders find inspiration in Atlanta

Laasya Chenna waded into shoulder-high greenery, her eyes searching for two targets: Johnson grass and ragweed. Once she spotted one of the invasive species, she carefully uprooted it and deposited...

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Oct 23, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU helps manufacturers prevent pollution through new grant

East Carolina University’s Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (CSE3) received validation of its work to prevent pollution through a new $652,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. The...

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Oct 16, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Student: Matthew Ryan Joyner

Matthew Ryan Joyner has one mission in life. “My fundamental goal is to help people,” the East Carolina University engineering major said. “I feel I can use the knowledge that...

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Oct 10, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

Aman Challenge showcases ECU student entrepreneurs

The entrepreneurial spirit filled the air on the East Carolina University Mall on Oct. 7 as 85 student teams representing 47 majors participated in the first round of the ninth...

Sep 24, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Road to Recovery: ECU alum continues work one year after Helene

The French Broad River twists and turns through the heart of Asheville. It meanders through part of the historic Biltmore estate, flows under Interstate 40, passes by a rail yard...

Sep 23, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Academics, affordability make ECU top three Best Value in NC

A combination of academics and affordability makes East Carolina University a top three Best Value public institution in North Carolina in a new national ranking. ECU also remains a Top...

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Aug 21, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Summer internships allow Pirates to gain experience

Every summer, East Carolina University students gain real-world experience and apply what they’ve learned in the classroom at an internship. The following stories highlight eight summer experiences that ECU students...

Aug 21, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

Dylan Ramirez-Zarate, construction management, Consigli Construction

East Carolina University senior Dylan Ramirez-Zarate spent his summer in New York City, but not on Broadway or Wall Street. Instead, the construction management major and New York native interned...

Aug 12, 2025
  • Ken Buday

K-12 teachers dive into STEM at ECU symposium

As Shantres Clark dripped clear liquid into a test tube and watched it turn red, ideas bounced around in her head. “I’m thinking of a lesson right now,” said Clark,...

Jul 28, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

These classes give ECU students the coolest schedule

East Carolina University students can choose from hundreds of classes when they make their schedule for each semester and a handful may cause a second glance when looking through the...