John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

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Fossilized skeleton of the dinosaur Coelophysis

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News

��ý Distinguished University Professor Larkin Selected for National Award

The American Ornithological Society has honored ��ý Distinguished University Professor Jeff Larkin, a faculty member in ��ý’s Department of Biology, with its Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award.

11 June 2026

Local Student Honored for Completing ��ý Kopchick College Stem Academy

Indiana student Bailey Schoenfelt has been honored for successful completion of ��ý’s John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics STEM Academy (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

14 May 2026

��ý Student from Juniata County Selected for CJ Jaynes Scholarship for Veterans in STEM

Leah Stuck, a chemistry pre-pharmacy major at ��ý from Newport, Juniata County, has been selected for the ��ý’s Rear Admiral CJ Jaynes Scholarship for Veterans in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

14 May 2026

Cumberland County Student Selected for Kopchick Undergraduate Fellowship

Isabella Wolszczenski, an ��ý safety, health, and environmental applied sciences major in the Cook Honors College from Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, was selected as the 2026 recipient of Dr. John J. and Char Kopchick Unique Undergraduate Student Fellowship.

14 May 2026

��ý Biology Professor Selected for Second Fulbright US Scholar Grant

Josiah Townsend, professor in ��ý’s Department of Biology, has been selected for his second Fulbright US Scholar Award—this time to conduct research and teach in Costa Rica during the 2026–27 academic year.

28 April 2026

John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
421 North Walk
Indiana, PA 15705
Phone: 724-357-2609

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