Lacey L. Gray 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...

Aug 12, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

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...

Aug 12, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

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...

Aug 12, 2025
  • Jamie Smith
  • Lacey L. Gray

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...

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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...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Percy Shorter III

Percy Shorter III wants to help others and one day develop new medical drugs and treatments for disease. The 18-year-old son of Percy and Stephanie Shorter, he is one of...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Hayden Collier

Hayden Collier’s dream is to pursue his calling in ministry. He is excited about participating in campus ministries at East Carolina University, especially with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)...

May 20, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU faculty, students perform Dare County housing study

In 2024, a lack of understanding surrounding workforce housing caused Dare County to give back $35 million in state funding for affordable housing projects. Now, East Carolina University faculty and...

May 14, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College names 2025 Dean’s Early Career Award recipient

East Carolina University’s Dr. Michelle Malkin, assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, is the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Dean’s Early Career Award in the Thomas...