Research & Internships

March 2026

Building opportunity: Madison Lanier takes initiative toward success

How does a student build real opportunity in today’s world? At East Carolina University, opportunity doesn’t just come from scrolling through jobs or circling them in the newspapers. In this […]

 3/30/2026

A Pirate’s life: The first-year Honors experience

Choosing to enroll at East Carolina University marks more than the beginning of a college education; it is the first step toward joining a community defined by ambition, support and […]

 3/13/2026

December 2025

Animation Aspirations: Greene travels to Lightbox Expo

While studying abroad at Nottingham Trent University in England, third-year fine art student and Brinkley-Lane Scholar Taylor Greene saw her peers’ interest and excitement to attend the Annecy International Animation […]

 12/23/2025

June 2023

Patel pursues path to pharmacy school

Kunj Patel is a recent graduate of the Honors College, who received degrees in both public health and economics this May. While at ECU, Patel was on the pre-pharmacy track […]

 6/1/2023

January 2023

Honors students receive URCA awards

Twenty-six Honors College students were awarded Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) awards during the fall semester. URCA awards support students as they complete faculty-mentored research and creative projects in […]

 1/6/2023

December 2022

Sophomore EC Scholars collaborate with EOSA faculty

This fall, the sophomore cohort of EC Scholars collaborated with faculty across campus as part of the Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy (EOSA). “The EOSA experience was an amazing opportunity, […]

 12/16/2022

April 2022

15 students, alumni win awards at 2022 RCAW Awards

Students across East Carolina University are able to participate in the annual Research & Creative Achievement Week, typically held in April. This week provides students with an excellent opportunity to […]

 4/28/2022

Watkins second author on published article in Childhood Obesity

Honors College student Rachel Watkins completed her Signature Honors Project and was second author on a piece being published in Childhood Obesity titled “Adaptation of a modified Diet Quality Index […]

 4/7/2022

December 2021

Students present research at 2021 SNCURCS

Fifteen Honors College students participated last month in the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS). Students from all public and private institutions in North Carolina were […]

 12/2/2021

April 2021

Honors students bring home awards from RCAW 2021

Several Honors College students took home awards during the 15th annual Research & Creative Achievement Week (RCAW) on April 12, 2021. This year, 86 Honors students presented during the undergraduate […]

 4/13/2021