Maritime/Coastal Archives

Aug 25, 2021
  • Erin Ward

COOL CLASSES

Picking the perfect class schedule can be daunting, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun. East Carolina University has plenty of interesting and offbeat class offerings for fall and...

Aug 11, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

EXPLORATIONS IN EMPOWERMENT

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences soon will launch the 15th season of its signature Voyages of Discovery Series, focusing on explorations in empowerment and featuring...

Jul 12, 2021
  • Matt Smith

STORMY OUTLOOK

A new paper published by an East Carolina University researcher in the Department of Coastal Studies shines light on the effect human-made infrastructure and natural topography has on coastal wetlands after...

May 27, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

ENCOURAGING ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Preserving history and heritage is a prominent goal in the field of archaeology, and East Carolina University’s Maritime Studies Program helps students gain the knowledge to meet that goal through...

May 18, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

COASTAL PERSPECTIVE

As he began his tenure as East Carolina University’s 12th chancellor, Dr. Philip Rogers launched a learning and listening tour called Pirate Perspectives to speak with ECU stakeholders throughout eastern...

Jan 20, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

BACK AT SEA

East Carolina University’s acoustic wave glider was deployed in December and January as part of an effort to determine the migratory pathways of southern flounder. 2015 ECU File Video | View...

Dec 21, 2020
  • Kristin Zachary

2020: YEAR IN REVIEW

Some may wish to pack the year 2020 and all of its contents into a box never to be seen again — no judgment here — but this year's 1,907...

Grad Profile: Will Nassif
Nov 30, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

DIVING INTO HISTORY

East Carolina University graduate student Will Nassif will earn his master’s in maritime studies in December and wants to work in North Carolina, protecting the state’s cultural heritage. Born in...

Oct 13, 2020
  • Matt Smith

FUTURE OF FARMING

A nearly $1.5 million grant awarded to an East Carolina University research team by the National Science Foundation combines science and economic policy to support eastern North Carolina’s environment, farmers...

Aug 31, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

FIELDING MARITIME HISTORY

Nine East Carolina University graduate students are investigating a shipwreck close to home this fall as part of an annual field school. The students in ECU’s Program in Maritime Studies,...