Ken Buday Archives

May 24, 2023
  • Ken Buday

ECU conference highlights pharmaceutical industry

East Carolina University’s annual Spring Pharma Conference proved personal for Jack Pender. “This is a meeting of my pharma friends,” said Pender, director of pharmaceutical training and laboratory services in...

May 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

ECU students receive SMART scholarships from Department of Defense

Two East Carolina University students have received the Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. James Miller, a rising sophomore engineering student from Snow Hill, and...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

Jenna Caputa

The big picture doesn’t overwhelm Jenna Caputa. The incoming East Carolina University Brinkley-Lane Scholar finds pleasure in simple things — the catchy beat of a song, a well-crafted phrase in...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

Emely Cruz Ramirez

Emely Cruz Ramirez comes from the one-stoplight town of Vanceboro, about 30 miles from the East Carolina University campus. “If you go to the local Food Lion, you are guaranteed...

Leondre Horne embraced campus life and activities while earning his Bachelor of Science in construction management.
Apr 24, 2023
  • Ken Buday

BUILDING A FUTURE

STATISTICS Name: Leondre Horne College: College of Engineering and Technology Major: Construction management Age: 22 Classification/Year: Senior Hometown: Lexington, North Carolina Hobbies/interests: Sports, eating, trying new restaurants, dog park with...

East Carolina University Chancellor Philip Rogers congratulates award winners and nominees at the conclusion of the ECU Chancellor’s Awards for Service.
Mar 30, 2023
  • Ken Buday

COMMITMENT TO SERVICE

Those recognized Tuesday night during the Chancellor’s Horizon Awards for Service at East Carolina University share a common bond — a commitment to help others. The event in the Main...

Faculty member Alessandro Didonna poses for his Pirate Profile portrait.
Mar 29, 2023
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Alessandro Didonna

Alessandro Didonna learned a valuable lesson when he came to interview for a position at East Carolina University. “We took off, got to Greenville, but because of a storm over...

Mar 21, 2023
  • Ken Buday

Engineering professor looking for traffic jams in the brain’s highways

The human brain is like a complex group of highways, and despite a good road map, traffic jams may develop. Sunghan Kim, an associate professor in East Carolina University’s Department...

Feb 16, 2023
  • Ken Buday

THE FAST TRACK

Colin Foley is on the fast track to a career in engineering. The East Carolina University sophomore from New London spent this past summer and part of his winter break...

Photo by Rhett Butler
Feb 01, 2023
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Randall Etheridge

From the freezing cold of Finland to hot and humid southern marshes, Randall Etheridge has experienced it all. It’s just part of his quest to help provide solutions to environmental...