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Med school enrolls first U.S. patient in global trial to treat childhood chronic kidney disease

July 22, 2026

If chronic kidney disease progression is not slowed, patients eventually face being put on dialysis or may require a kidney transplant.

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Med schools vow nutrition education changes amid push from RFK Jr.

March 5, 2026

The Washington Post

More than 50 medical schools — including the Indiana University School of Medicine — are set to pledge Thursday to boost their nutrition education.

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IU med students get to work in new $230M education, research building

September 3, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The 326,000-square-foot building is just south of the IU Neurosciences Research Center on 16th Street and next to Indiana University Health’s 864-bed, $4.3 billion downtown hospital complex.

Jay Hess, longtime IU School of Medicine dean, to leave position

July 21, 2025 | IBJ Staff

The IU School of Medicine is the largest medical school in the United States, and Hess is one of the longest-serving medical school deans in the country.

IU professor’s work leads to Alzheimer’s blood test

June 20, 2025 | Daniel Lee

Indiana University School of Medicine researcher Jeff Dage’s years of research into biomarkers helped lead to a first-of-its-kind blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.

Marian students publish research on high-risk behavior of U.S. medical students

March 19, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The study looked at the behaviors of more than 550 medical school students from across the country to understand how these young professionals cope with the stress of their programs.

IU med school grad gifts $5M to support new anatomy lab

August 12, 2024 |

Mason King

The lab, which will be located on the second floor of the 11-story IU Medical Education and Research Building, will emphasize hands-on physical dissection as a vital component of medical training.

Chemo drug cisplatin increases risk of long-term hearing loss, IU researchers find

July 8, 2024 |

John Russell

The study followed a group of testicular cancer survivors for an average of 14 years, revealing that 78% experience significant difficulties in everyday listening situations.

Bloomberg Philanthropies gifting $1B to med school, others at Johns Hopkins

July 8, 2024 | Associated Press

There have been only a handful of previous $1 billion donations to universities in the U.S., most coming in the past several years.

IU medical school lands record $243M in NIH funding in 2023

February 22, 2024 |

John Russell

The Indianapolis-based medical school ranked 29th in the country for landing funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Former top IU med school researcher says why he left

August 18, 2023 |

John Russell

The IU School of Medicine scored a major coup five years ago when it recruited one of the nation’s top experts in the fast-growing field of regenerative medicine. But the University of Pittsburgh recruited him away this spring.

IU med school shuts down research project that used expired supplies on pigs

March 14, 2023 |

John Russell

Fred Cate, IU’s vice president for research, informed federal officials that the research group had “a pattern of non-compliance” and had been warned several times against using expired materials.

Regenstrief Institute hires epidemiology, research expert as CEO

February 6, 2023 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

Dr. Rachel Patzer, director of the Health Services Research Center at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, will join Regenstrief Institute on May 1.

IU medical school lands $1.25M for increasing diversity

January 30, 2023 |

John Russell

The money will be used to provide new opportunities for graduate students typically underrepresented in biomedical science, officials said.

Global-health group aims to launch new med school

January 13, 2023 |

John Russell

The not-for-profit Tumaini Foundation for Global Health and Humanitarianism says it wants to train medical students with a special concern for the health of needy individuals and populations worldwide.

IU researchers developing virtual-reality tool to treat substance abuse

November 4, 2022 |

Susan Orr

The high-tech approach allows a patient recovering from substance abuse to interact with potential future versions of himself or herself.

IU School of Medicine gets $12.5M gift commitment from Vera Bradley Foundation

April 20, 2022 |

John Russell

The medical school said the commitment will help launch research efforts to develop better therapies for triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of breast cancer that is often not responsive to hormone therapies and is resistant to chemotherapy.

Design approved for Indiana University’s new School of Medicine building

February 9, 2022 | Mary Roberts, Inside INdiana Business

IU said the 11-story, 325,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis will be used to address instructional and research needs of programs in the university’s school of medicine.

Initiative aims to spur innovation by connecting, analyzing data bases

September 10, 2021 |

Susan Orr

Fueled with a $36 million Lilly Endowment Inc. grant, the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership has launched AnalytiXIN to promote innovations in data science throughout Indiana.

Indiana life science players have adapted to pandemic, panelists say

April 30, 2021 |

John Russell

Speakers at the IBJ Life Sciences Power Panel on Friday said their organizations have largely weathered the lockdown—raising records funds, taking on huge expansions, hiring new employees and reporting higher productivity.

IU medical school to move, expand Family Medicine Center as part of campus consolidation

April 12, 2021 |

John Russell

The center, which is home to one of the medical school’s largest programs, will move from its current location at Senate Avenue and 15th Street to the IUPUI campus.

Indy Beacons: Dr. William Wishard, hospital and nursing-school founder

March 26, 2021 | Richard Gunderman / Special to IBJ

In 1879, Dr. William N. Wishard, then 27 years old, became superintendent of Indianapolis City Hospital, an institution so little regarded that it lacked city water and gas.

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