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STUDENT LIFE
Wearing the crown: IU med student promotes fitness for children as 500 Festival Princess
First-year medical student Sydney Clements is among 33 collegiate women selected to be 500 Festival Princesses. Her service projects include a running curriculum she presents at local schools.
FACULTY
IU School of Medicine names national pediatric oncology leader as chair of pediatrics
Douglas K. Graham will lead the Department of Pediatrics beginning in August.
RESEARCH
Severe childhood malaria linked to cognitive impairment later in life
Children who survived cerebral malaria and severe malarial anemia experienced cognitive impairment years after their initial illness.
THE LATEST
Basic science research spotlight: Dan Peltier, MD, PhD
Dan Peltier, MD, PhD research aims to determine whether any undescribed long non-coding RNA genes may regulate the T cells that drive GVHD.May 18, 2026
Research rising: Honoring the people behind pediatric clinical research
The Department of Pediatrics celebrates the pediatric clinical research professionals whose compassion, dedication and innovation are helping shape a healthier future for children and families.May 15, 2026
IU School of Medicine celebrates hundreds of new doctors, scientists at 2026 graduation
Indiana University School of Medicine graduated hundreds of new doctors and scientists at its annual commencement ceremony on May 15.May 15, 2026
Mychael Spencer, president of the IU School of Medicine Class of 2026, spoke about his nontraditional path to medicine during the school’s commencement ceremony, where he received the Dean’s Award for his outstanding service.
May 15, 2026
PhD graduate urges Class of 2026 to embrace uncertainty along the path of scientific discovery
Ivana Daniels received her PhD in pharmacology and encouraged her peers to embrace uncertainty as an essential part of the discovery process during her remarks at the IU School of Medicine Graduate Recognition on May 15.May 15, 2026
IU study explains why current hemophilia A gene therapies may be missing the mark
IU researchers have mapped the source of the blood-clotting protein missing in people with hemophilia A, paving the way for more effective gene therapies for the inherited bleeding disorder.May 12, 2026
'Aim High': Dean Hess shares lessons learned from leading the nation's largest medical school
IU School of Medicine Dean Jay L. Hess shared leadership tips during a fireside chat with Stephen Bogdewic on April 30, and colleagues say what they admire about Hess as a leader of the school for nearly 13 years. He will step down as dean in July.
May 08, 2026
Researchers at the IU School of Medicine have discovered that a FDA-approved drug that's widely used as a sedative in hospitals can be repurposed as an early neuroprotective therapy after spinal cord injury.
May 06, 2026
Goodman Scholarship supports IU alumnus' journey in neurosurgery
Since 2010, 39 fourth-year IU medical students have been awarded the Goodman Scholarship, named in honor of the late Julius M. Goodman, one of the country’s top neurosurgeons.May 06, 2026
IU School of Medicine gains accreditation for new Evansville psychiatry residency program
Indiana University School of Medicine and Deaconess Health System will begin hosting psychiatric residents in Evansville in 2027.
May 06, 2026
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Groundbreaking immunoglobulin A nephropathy research primarily focused on pediatric patients
April 30, 2026
Wearing the crown: IU med student promotes fitness for children as 500 Festival Princess
First-year medical student Sydney Clements is among 33 collegiate women selected to be 500 Festival Princesses. Her service projects include a running curriculum she presents at local schools.April 29, 2026