Arts and Sciences Archives

Markis’ Hamilton, an undergraduate student from Fayetteville State University, works in a hood in the East Carolina University Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building.
Sep 20, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

HEALTH PROMOTION GRANT

An East Carolina University and Fayetteville State University partnership has secured more than $1.3 million in grant funding from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation to address regional public health needs....

Recently published research by Dr. Allison Crowe and Dr. Heidi Bonner highlights the importance of mental health resources for law enforcement officers.
Sep 19, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDERS

An interdisciplinary collaboration between two East Carolina University faculty researchers is bringing new light to the mental health of law enforcement officers. Dr. Allison Crowe, a professor of counselor education,...

Sep 06, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU researcher brings problem gambling to light

Research by an East Carolina University professor shows that North Carolina has a high rate of problem gambling despite the lack of legalized gambling available in the state, said Dr....

Aug 31, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Ashley Harzog

For Ashley Harzog, it all started with Big Mama. East Carolina University’s new director of alumni relations and outreach for the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences (THCAS) has...

Aug 23, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU’s Harriot College names two faculty to prestigious, distinguished professorship

In a break from tradition, East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences named two professors to the college’s prestigious rank of distinguished professor. The college normally only names...

Aug 11, 2022
  • Kim Tilghman

HELPING THOSE WHO HELP OTHERS

East Carolina University students set out for rewarding and impactful internships across eastern North Carolina this summer as part of the State Employees’ Credit Union Public Fellows Internship program. The...

Ivan Martinez-Santoyo found himself in a different work environment and found his voice at A Time for Science in Grifton as part of ECU's SECU Public Fellows Internship program. (Photo by Kim Tilghman)
Aug 11, 2022
  • Kim Tilghman

AN ENVIRONMENT FOR DISCOVERY

You might miss the entrance in a curve on a residential country road between Lenoir and Pitt counties. But, as you loop back around and make your way down the...

Aug 08, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

TRANSFORMATIONAL VOICES

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences will launch the 16th season of its Voyages of Discovery Series this fall, featuring three experts who will address the topics of...

Aug 02, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

FORGOTTEN WWII BATTLE

Researchers in East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime Studies have received a $707,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration and Research to explore...

ECU’s summer field school in historical archaeology, hosted by Harriot College’s Department of Anthropology, included 15 undergraduate students and three graduate students who researched the 18th century Palmer-Marsh house in Bath.
Jul 20, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

GAINING CAREER EXPERIENCE

East Carolina University students in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences recently completed a month-long archaeology dig of one of the oldest structures in Bath, the oldest town...