ECU set to celebrate 10th day of giving Wednesday
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...
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ECU awarded $3.5 million to study fish spawning, conservation in the Gulf
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...
Harriot College thanks donors, honors scholarship recipients at 10th annual celebration
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...
ECU’s Harriot College names Dr. Nathan Richards to distinguished professorship
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...
ECU faculty lead STEM students in immersive environmental science research
East Carolina University geological sciences faculty members led nine undergraduate students — mainly STEM majors from colleges and universities across the United States — through an immersive, educational summer research...
Student success initiatives grow with strategic support in FY 2025
Donors have embraced East Carolina University’s priority fundraising focus to further initiatives like scholarships and research, contributing nearly $74.4 million in philanthropic support, according to a fiscal year-end wrap-up of...
Maritime studies immersive experiences unveil underwater discoveries
Students in East Carolina University’s preeminent Program in Maritime Studies — one of only six in the world offering a master’s degree — have gotten real-world experience in documenting shoreline...
ECU students practice land-based skills during maritime field school
East Carolina University’s summer maritime studies field school may be a student’s first archaeological or maritime archaeological field work. Therefore, Dr. Nathan Richards, professor in the Department of History and...
ECU maritime studies field school students explore unique ship inside a ship
This summer, East Carolina University graduate students got their feet wet and explored something quite uncommon at one of two shipwreck sites during their field school in maritime history and...
Archaeologists discover at-risk shipwrecks at Brunswick Town, Fort Anderson
A team of archaeologists with East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime Studies recently discovered multiple shipwrecks and colonial waterfront features at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site (BTFA) in Brunswick...