Ken Buday Archives

Mar 16, 2021
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ECU alumnus makes his mark on Mars

In a manner of speaking, purple and gold are visiting the red planet. Jackson Tucker, an East Carolina University alumnus, had a hand in designing some of the components NASA’s...

Mar 09, 2021
  • Ken Buday

ECU professor’s research could impact the future of bridge construction

An associate professor in East Carolina University’s Department of Construction Management is part of two research projects that could shape the way bridges are constructed in North Carolina. Dr. Amin...

Mar 02, 2021
  • Ken Buday

ALL ABOARD

Jackson Faircloth looked at stacks of shirts in the Dowdy Student Store in the East Carolina University Main Campus Student Center. You could say purple and gold run through his...

Mar 01, 2021
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Faculty: Dr. Mandi Peterson

Dr. Mandi Peterson looked at all the numbers and they added up to one thing — a career as a professor in accounting at East Carolina University. Peterson grew up...

Feb 15, 2021
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Three engineering professors, including the first woman at ECU, pass prestigious exam

Three faculty members in the Department of Engineering recently passed the prestigious Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam, including the first female professor in the department to do so....

Feb 08, 2021
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BOOST FOR PHARMA TRAINING

East Carolina University has received a nearly $1.9 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation for the creation of a pharmaceutical manufacturing training center. The Eastern Region Pharma Center (ERPC)...

Feb 02, 2021
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ECU alumnus Steven Guillory Jr. earns world safety award

Steven Guillory Jr. looked everywhere for a graduate level online occupational safety program he felt would help his career. He found that program at East Carolina University, obtaining his master’s...

Feb 02, 2021
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FOOD AND FUNDS

The Purple Pantry is open on campus to help East Carolina University students with food insecurity, and now those students will have access to free food 24 hours a day,...

Feb 01, 2021
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HISTORY MAKER: TIANA WASHINGTON

The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. When Tiana Washington learned of East Carolina University’s motto servire, or to serve, she knew she would fit...

Feb 01, 2021
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Faculty: Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu

Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu has been to the top of the world, literally. The assistant professor in the Department of Technology Systems reached the peak of Mount Everest on May 22,...