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![A scientist sitting on chair with her hand on her face smiling at the camera]( "Donna Wilcock, PhD, director of the Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, in her lab on the 10th floor of the Medical Education and Research Building. \"If we were looking to cure mice of Alzheimer's,\" she says, \"we've done that hundreds of times. We need to make sure that whatever we're looking at actually happens in the disease.\" (Photos by AJ Mast)")
The Vascular Side of Alzheimer’s Disease
Most Alzheimer's research focuses on plaques. Donna Wilcock's lab at IU School of Medicine is focused on what's happening in the blood vessels — and ...
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![A man and a women holding a hand plow]( "The 1965 groundbreaking for University Hospital marked another milestone in IU School of Medicine's century-long expansion. For six decades after this ceremony, the school would keep building — research centers, cancer institutes, neuroscience facilities — but not a single new space where students learned to become physicians. (Photos Courtesy of IU Indianapolis Special Collections and Archives)")
What We Build
For six decades, medical education and research steadily outgrew their footprint. The Medical Education and Research Building marks a turning point — not just in ...
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Passing Your Values to the Next Generation
If you're over 70½ and have an IRA, a Qualified Charitable Distribution may be one of the most tax-efficient ways to support IU School of ...
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![Dean Jay Hess wearing coat talking to classroom]( "Dean Jay Hess, MD, PhD, MHSA, in the classroom. He arrived at IU School of Medicine in 2013 with a vision for what the school could become — and leaves it larger, better resourced and with a new building to help it continue preparing healers.")
A Farewell from the Dean
Jay Hess arrived at IU School of Medicine in 2013 with a vision for what the school could become. As he steps away, the Medical ...
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![Liz Agosto, wearing a white coat and standing in the anatomy lab]( "Liz Agosto, PhD, in the new anatomy lab at IU School of Medicine, where first-year students meet their first patients — body donors whose gifts make the work possible. (Photos by Tim Yates)")
The Room Where Medicine Begins
An open and bright anatomy lab at Indiana University School of Medicine influences how medical students move, learn and collaborate — while reinforcing respect for ...
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![A guy standing in front of a building]( "Jason Axt, MD, surgery in-country leader for AMPATH, stands outside Shoe4Africa Children’s Hospital at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, where he trains surgeons and helps strengthen pediatric surgical care across the region.")
From One Surgeon to Stronger Systems: How AMPATH and Donors Expand Surgical Care in Kenya
At Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya, IU School of Medicine surgeon Jason Axt and AMPATH partners are strengthening surgical systems — thanks to ...
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![Kevin Lee Headshot]( "Kelvin Lee, MD, has energized IU’s cancer programs with a bold vision—growing research, expanding access to care, and strengthening the center’s statewide impact.")
Expanding IU’s Reach
In nearly five years at the helm, Kelvin Lee, MD, has expanded the reach and raised the profile of the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. ...
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‘One of the Best Jobs Imaginable’
IU School of Medicine Dean Jay L. Hess announced this summer that he will step down from his leadership role in July 2026. We spoke ...
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Reducing Tax Liability When a Stock Grows in Value
By donating appreciated stock directly or through a life-income arrangement, investors can avoid capital gains taxes while making a transformational impact at IU School of ...
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![A girl doing bench press]( "Pancreatic cancer survivor Judy Hetzel works out with guidance from IU’s supportive oncology team—strengthening both her body and confidence throughout her cancer journey.")
Supporting Survivors
Beyond medical treatments, caring for people on their cancer journeys is expanding to exercise, art therapy, psychology, acupuncture and much more.
