Research Archives

Wet pieces of curved wood sit on wooden planks on a shoreline just slightly submerged in a body of water.
Aug 12, 2025
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jamie Smith
  • Lacey L. Gray

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...

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Aug 08, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Voyages Series features futurist Sam Rad, author of ‘Puppy Kindergarten’ Brian Hare

East Carolina University’s 2025-26 Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Voyages of Discovery Series will feature two special guests who will speak to the theme of “Exploring our shared...

Aug 04, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU history professor awarded prestigious National Humanities Center Fellowship

Dr. Karin Zipf, an East Carolina University professor of history in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, is a recipient of a National Humanities Center Fellowship for the...

Jul 28, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

These classes give ECU students the coolest schedule

East Carolina University students can choose from hundreds of classes when they make their schedule for each semester and a handful may cause a second glance when looking through the...

Jul 25, 2025
  • Kristen Martin
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
  • Ronnie Woodward

Belk Foundation funds ECU’s teacher burnout research

Two East Carolina University professors will investigate the ways that educator preparation programs (EPPs) can prevent burnout in new teachers through a four-year research project supported by a $250,000, first-time...

Jul 17, 2025
  • Kim Tilghman

MOTHeRS project wins national award for advancing maternal mental health care

An East Carolina University initiative that brings maternal health care closer to home, helping obstetric patients avoid long trips to distant specialty centers, has earned national recognition. The MOTHeRS Project...

Jul 16, 2025
  • ECU News Services
  • Kim Tilghman

ECU part of proposed agricultural technology corridor in North Carolina

East Carolina University is helping lay the groundwork for a statewide agricultural transformation. As part of a coalition of North Carolina research institutions, the university is working to engage with...

Jul 10, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Research shows value of college degree goes beyond ROI

Two East Carolina University researchers recently published a paper that examines how the overall benefits of earning a higher educational degree go far beyond return on investment. Concerns about the...

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Jul 09, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Staff: Jessica Miller

Jessica Miller, the director and pre-award administrator in the College of Nursing-College of Allied Health Sciences Research Administration Hub, took a temporary position at East Carolina University without a clear...

A man and woman pose outside of a brick building in the mid-day sun.
Jun 10, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Pirate nurse leads high-tech neonatal pain research

A Pirate nurse has traveled far from her North Carolina home to learn the skills needed to relieve the pain felt by the smallest patients entrusted to a nurse’s care....