This summer, in a research project’s second year, ECU students collected coastal soil and water data using scientific sensors and field equipment. The research examines saltwater intrusion and soil salinization,...
ECU maritime studies student Anja Schwieterman is gaining hands-on archaeology experience in North Carolina and Finland. Schwieterman helped document timbers from an 18th-century Spanish shipwreck at Brunswick Town. Her work...
ECU researchers have received a $150,000 North Carolina Sea Grant to help evaluate living shoreline designs’ ability to reduce coastal erosion while creating habitat for oysters, fish and marsh species....
ECU researchers are studying marsh loss, erosion, flooding, and sea-level rise at Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge to better understand threats to coastal habitats. The team is modeling restoration options...
Faculty and staff who’ve made outstanding contributions to East Carolina University’s mission and those who have achieved 30 or more years of state service were honored in a ceremony at...
East Carolina University honored more than 60 scholars, researchers and innovators for their impactful work on April 9 during the Research and Scholarship Awards Ceremony. University leaders, faculty, staff and...
When all of Pirate Nation participates, all of East Carolina University benefits. That’s the idea behind Pirate Nation Gives, the university’s annual giving day set for March 4. ECU is...
East Carolina University is prioritizing long-term sustainability of the Gulf Coast ecosystem and fisheries through a new $3.5 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Restore Science Program grant. Dr. Rebecca...
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences recognized students and thanked its generous donors at the college’s 10th annual scholarship celebration on Sept. 5 in the Main...
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences has named Dr. Nathan Richards, professor in the Department of History and the Program in Maritime Studies, to the prestigious...