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IUP Cejka Planetarium Offering Programs About Stars and Planet Nine

ϳԹ’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host two programs during the fall semester: “Magical Lights: Stars” and “How Many Are There? Planet Nine.” These programs are free and open to the community.

Chris Schaney Is Hooked on Geography—Meet Our Faculty

Chris Schaney went to graduate school and landed in the world of geographic information systems. He now shares his passion as a member of the IUP faculty. Learn more about him in this week’s installment of Meet Our Faculty.

Above and Beyond: Professor, Student Study Shoreline Erosion with Drones

Faculty member Chris Schaney and graduate student Lilee Lux spent part of their summer researching the effects and pace of erosion on Saxis, Virginia, a tiny fishing village along the Chesapeake Bay.

Josiah Townsend on Learning about Life—Meet Our Faculty

Since he was little, Josiah Townsend has been curious about anything that lives and breathes. He took that curiosity and made a career for himself. Learn more about him in this week’s Meet Our Faculty feature.

IUP Hosts Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Workshop for High School Teachers

In June, ϳԹ hosted a workshop on uncrewed aircraft (drones) for teachers in eight area high schools who are teaching the aviation curriculum in their schools. The workshop focused on how teachers can integrate drone education into the curriculum. Teachers represented districts in Allegheny, Clearfield, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties.

IUP Students, Faculty Leave to Conduct Fourth Forensic Archaeology Field School in Germany at Site of World War II Airplane Crash

ϳԹ’s Anthropology faculty have been selected by the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, through the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., to continue its field study near Frankfurt, Germany, at the site of a crash of a World War II B-17 airplane.

IUP Distinguished Alumna Establishes Scholarship for Veterans in STEM

Retired Rear Admiral CJ Jaynes has made a donation to establish an endowed scholarship for full-time students at IUP who are veterans studying in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field.

IUP Distinguished Alumna Establishes Scholarship for Veterans in STEM

Retired Rear Admiral CJ Jaynes has made a donation to establish an endowed scholarship for full-time students at IUP who are veterans studying in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field.

IUP, IRMC Continues Season Two of “Rural Health Pulse” Podcast With Episode on Ticks and Diseases They Transmit

ϳԹ and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, “Rural Health Pulse,” continues with “Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases” with IUP biology professor Thomas Simmons.

A New Era of Science

IUP’s long-awaited science building, Kopchick Hall, opened for classes at the start of the spring semester in January.

IUP Recognizes University Senate Awards Winners, Faculty Emeriti

ϳԹ has announced recipients of the University Senate Awards and the list of new faculty emeriti.

Distinguished University Professor Ford Chosen for Fulbright Award for Study in Portugal

ϳԹ anthropology professor Ben Ford, IUP’s 2023–24 Distinguished University Professor and chair of IUP’s Department of Anthropology, has been selected as a Fulbright US Scholar for 2024–25.

IUP Cejka Planetarium to Host First Shows

ϳԹ’s Cejka Planetarium, in the university’s newly opened John J. and Char Kopchick Hall, will host three shows during the spring semester, all free and open to the community.

IUP Offering Free Advanced Cybersecurity Camp for Middle and High-School Students

Thanks to a ninth year of funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency, ϳԹ will offer a free, one-week GenCyber cybersecurity camp for middle and high school students.

Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department Faculty Member Part of $1.1-million National Science Foundation Cyberinfrastructure Project

Rick Adkins has a leadership role in a US National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure program grant to develop a commonwealth-wide secure network and related cyberinfrastructure to interconnect ϳԹ colleges and universities.

IUP Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient, NASA Astronaut, Honored with Naming of Cygnus Spacecraft

The late Dr. Patricia Hilliard Robertson, a 1985 graduate of ϳԹ and 2000 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, has been honored with the naming of a Cygnus spacecraft. The naming was announced by Northrop Grumman, the company that built the spacecraft.

Final Weyandt Hall Planetarium Show Set for Nov. 18, 20

After 56 years of being a window to the stars for the ϳԹ community, IUP will say goodbye to its Weyandt Hall planetarium and Spitz A3P projector with a final show on November 18 and November 20.

IUP to Celebrate Opening of $90-Million John J. and Char Kopchick Hall With Ribbon Cutting Event Nov. 2

ϳԹ will celebrate the opening of John J. and Char Kopchick Hall, the university’s new $90-million, 142,536-square-foot science and mathematics building, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 2 at 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the community.

IUP Cybersecurity Day Set for Oct. 31

IUP’s Institute for Cybersecurity, in collaboration with the PC4A Project and Information Technology Support Center, will host the sixteenth annual Cybersecurity Day on October 31. This annual event features nationally recognized security experts as well as speakers from government, the security industry, and academia. It is free and open to the community.

Kopchick College Fund to Honor Retired Dean

When Dr. Deanne Snavely announced her retirement as dean of the John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics on June 4, 2021, her friends and colleagues knew they needed to come together to honor Dr. Snavely’s work and tenure at the university.

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IUP Council of Trustees Honor Alumni with Naming of Tutoring Room in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall

ϳԹ’s Council of Trustees today approved a resolution to honor and recognize the contributions of Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient retired Rear Admiral CJ Jaynes with the naming of a room in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall. The tutoring room will be named “The Admiral’s Study” in her honor.

IUP Council of Trustees Presents Resolution of Appreciation to Narayanaswamy Bharathan

ϳԹ’s Council of Trustees today presented a resolution of appreciation to to Narayanaswamy Bharathan, chair of IUP’s Department of Biology, for his work in the fight against COVID-19 and for his ongoing commitment to IUP.

Director of Space Enabled Research Group Speaks on “Sustainability in Space and on Earth”

On Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Danielle Wood, assistant professor of media arts and sciences and the Aeronautics and Astronautics Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give a guest lecture via Zoom titled, “Sustainability in Space and on Earth: Research Initiatives of the Space Enabled Research Group” as part of the Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer Series in coordination with the Science Inspires Lecture Series. 

Don't Miss the Fifth Annual IUP Cyber Security Seminar

On November 5, 2020, national cybersecurity experts will gather virtually for a daylong conference on topics that will engage general business owners, business executives, and those with both beginner and advance technical skills. Industry security experts will educate attendees on current and future trends in cybersecurity and what they can do to secure and defend critical information.