ASPIRING FAMILY PHYSICIAN
East Carolina University senior biology major Darren Sanders aspires to become a family medical doctor and help the underserved populations of North Carolina. Originally from Charlotte, Sanders said his family...
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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...
English professor wins second international book award for “The Kiss of Death”
East Carolina University associate professor of English Dr. Andrea Kitta is racking up awards for her most recent book, “The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination and Folklore,” which sheds light...
ECU alumna is a leader in educating and mentoring students, teachers
East Carolina University alumna Cynthia D. Crane is a leader in the eastern North Carolina community and transforms the lives of numerous children and students of all ages every year....
Voyages speaker: Climate change affects all, need to talk more about it
East Carolina University’s Voyages of Discovery Series recently hosted its first live-streamed event, reducing the carbon footprint of the university, the event speaker and hundreds of attendees. This was appropriate,...
Atmospheric scientist to present virtual ECU Voyages Series lecture on climate change
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences will launch the 14th season of its signature Voyages of Discovery Series on Sept. 17 with a free, virtual, livestreamed...
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,...
Sociology student publishes cross-collaborative research with pediatric faculty
Sarah Watson, an East Carolina University graduate student in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences (THCAS) Department of Sociology, is applying her studies to important cross-collaborative, clinical research....
English faculty’s virtual reality design of Irish castle receives NEH humanities grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently announced $30 million for 238 humanities projects nationwide. Dr. Tom Herron, professor of English at East Carolina University, will receive a portion of...
CLIMATE, WATER, ENVIRONMENT
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences soon will launch the 14th season of its signature Voyages of Discovery Series. “The focus of Voyages this year is...