OCEAN EXPLORATION
Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard kicked off the 2017-18 season of ECU’s Voyages of Discovery Series on Sept. 14 with a discussion on “Human History Under Water.” During the event, Ballard...
Maritime/Coastal Archives
UNDERSEA MISSION
Researchers in East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime Studies are working with the Department of Defense on a project they hope will give some peace of mind to U.S. military...
Dr. Michael Piehler named interim executive director of UNC Coastal Studies Institute
Effective July 1, Dr. Michael Piehler assumed the role of interim executive director of the UNC Coastal Studies Institute (UNC CSI). Piehler has been an integral part of the growth...
ECU’s Maritime Studies Program Accepted into International Network
East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime Studies recently was named a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNITWIN Network for Underwater Archaeology. ECU joins as a full member...
Professor to appear on UNC-TV’s Exploring North Carolina
East Carolina University professor Dr. Stan Riggs will appear in two episodes of the UNC-TV series, “Exploring North Carolina,” in January. Hosted by Tom Earnhardt, the show focuses on the...
White to step aside as Coastal Studies Institute director
Dr. Nancy White, founding executive director of the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute, has announced that she will step aside from that role, effective June 30, 2017. White...
White to step aside as Coastal Studies Institute director
Dr. Nancy White, founding executive director of the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute, has announced that she will step aside from that role, effective June 30, 2017. White...
ECU produces most archaeology, maritime professionals
For the third consecutive year, East Carolina University has produced the highest number of new registrants to the Register of Professional Archaeologists. ECU is one of only a few graduate...
ECU professor to serve as Steffy Lecturer
ECU maritime studies professor Dr. David J. Stewart was asked by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) to serve as the 2015-16 J. Richard Steffy Lecturer. The lecture was established...
ECU researcher’s wedding held in SeaWorld’s penguin habitat
A SeaWorld wedding between East Carolina University’s director of conservation Susanne Grieve and Jeff Rawson, who met during a 2012 trip to Antarctica, is featured on the Orlando Sentinel and...