BREATHING CLEAN AIR
Preserving and improving the quality of breathable air is the life work of Dr. R.K.M. Jayanty, adjunct professor of biological and agricultural engineering at N.C. State, who spoke at East...
Sustainability Archives
Gotcha e-bikes arrive at ECU
East Carolina University students, faculty and staff will have a new way of getting around campus this fall with the arrival of 225 Gotcha e-bikes. Joshua Rossnagel of ECU Parking...
ECU’s newest recycling truck runs on CNG
East Carolina University’s newest recycling truck is quieter and more efficient thanks to compressed natural gas (CNG). Terry Little, recycling coordinator with ECU Facilities Services, said the decision to purchase...
ECU hosts middle school students for renewable energy STEM camp
Just enough wind blew to make the color-laden blades on the whirligig rotate, creating a fun environment for about 20 students attending the College of Engineering and Technology’s Renewable Energy...
WHAT WILL BEE
East Carolina University has become the 77th educational institution in the nation to be certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of...
PIRATES’ GOLD
East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus has about 20,000 new residents this week following the installation of two hives of western honey bees near Lake Laupus. Chad Carwein, ECU sustainability...
BRUSHING BETTER
In 2016, Lindsay McCormick started an experiment in sustainability, resolving to make an alternative toothpaste that didn’t involve throwing away little plastic tubes every month. McCormick, who graduated from East...
CONCRETE SOLUTIONS
An East Carolina University construction management professor and a local construction company have teamed up in search of a solution to a problem facing the North Carolina Department of Transportation...
NATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE
While East Carolina University’s new student center building has received much well-deserved attention, the grounds surrounding it are just as creative and innovative. Though the turf and some plants are...
COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY
With a flourish of his (digital) pen, East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton has signaled his approval of the newly developed ECU Sustainability Plan, which outlines five-year goals in the...