Engineering for success
STORY BY KEN BUDAY Engineering for success STUDENTS WITH ECU’S CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING HELP BUSINESSES BOOST EFFICIENCY AND CUT POLLUTION. As a child, Grace Jacobson could...
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Distinguished Flying
Even though the Navy awarded him one of the military’s highest honors, for Maj. Cory Jones ’06, surviving a midair collision and helping lead his crew to a safe emergency...
Shooting for the Stars
STORY BY KEN BUDAY Shooting for the Stars Supporting the College of Education means supporting the future Artwork colors the walls inside East Carolina University’s Community School, where 105 children...
Work begins on first phase of Intersect East
Developer Elliott Sidewalk Communities joined with university officials, Board of Trustees members, and local and state leaders in breaking ground on the $40 million project to renovate three buildings on...
Student snapshot
Hometown: Brussels, Belgium Major: Coastal resources management doctoral student Career Goals: To become an archaeologist East Carolina University student Matt Harrup wasn’t looking for a tavern. However, when he found one,...
Golden LEAF gives $1.9 million to create Eastern Region Pharma Center
ECU 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 is designed to...
Earth Works
Earth Works Look around the country and you’ll find East Carolina alumni working with the land and the species that inhabit it to make the world a better place. If...
5 minutes with ADAM WOLFF ’13
Occupation: Assistant project manager for Archer Western Construction Degrees: Bachelor of science, construction management Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC What are your job responsibilities? I manage all of the day-to-day activities on...
Carbon-fiber bridge coming to the coast
While the entire bridge won’t be built of the black composite material, its use as a reinforcing component should reduce construction and maintenance costs while extending the life of the...
Surviving the Lockdown
Business owners entered 2020 with optimism. Unemployment hovered around 4%, people were spending money and the United States had a record streak of 128 straight months of economic expansion. “Year...