Honors College Archives

Drs. Sinan Sousan and Jo Anne Balanay discuss their research into the effectiveness of respirators and cloth masks in preventing the transmission of airborne viruses and other contaminants.
Sep 07, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

BREATHING EASY

A recent study by a team of East Carolina University researchers confirmed that while N95 respirator masks are more expensive and a bit less comfortable, they offer much greater protection...

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...

Jun 23, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

PATIENT CONTACT

For many undergraduate students with dreams of attending medical school, obtaining clinical experience means shadowing physicians or volunteering in a hospital. However, several students at East Carolina University are pursuing...

Christine Chan posing in front of a building.
Jun 06, 2022
  • Hannah Eccleston

Student: Christine Chan

Christine Chan wants to explore North Carolina’s biodiversity to turn her passion for the environment and animals into a career and continue to advocate for climate change awareness. As an...

J.H. Rose High School senior Carter Lamson works with students at the ECU Community School on a LEGO League program.
May 17, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS

Not long after its founding as a laboratory school in 2017, the ECU Community School changed its name to better reflect its focus on the children and families it serves....

May 16, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Teresa Hupp

Teresa Hupp wants to follow in her mother’s and grandmother’s footsteps and become a nurse — but she also wants to make her own unique impression on the field. Hupp,...

May 13, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Haley Williams

Haley Williams is not one to sit on the sidelines. Williams grew up in an athletic family, with both her father and grandfather coaching high school football. She played tennis...

May 13, 2022
  • Julie Roman

Daniel Walker

In true Pirate style, Daniel Walker was born in the Outer Banks Hospital and raised in nearby Harbinger, North Carolina. Walker grew up riding waves on his Spider-Man bodyboard and...

May 13, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

Aliah Spencer

Aliah Spencer was drawn to East Carolina University partly because of how entrenched ECU is in the Greenville community. She liked the layout of various campus buildings, but what stood...

May 13, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Trisha Rangaraju

Trisha Rangaraju wants to serve others while giving back to the community through a career in medicine. While at Green Level High School in Cary, Rangaraju has been able to...