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New year, new scholarship goals? Achieve them with the help of Nature Masterclasses

If your new year’s resolutions include improving your academic writing, publishing your research or growing your grant-writing skills, you’re in luck: you get full access to Nature Masterclasses, a hub of online courses — and related offerings — created by research professionals, for research professionals. Learn what's new, including details about an upcoming live workshop from Nature Portfolio.

Emily Schlorf  | Jan 24, 2025
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Narrative medicine: IU oncologist uses storytelling to promote humanism in medical practice

Laura Vater, MD, MPH, uses storytelling to promote humanism in medicine, focusing on wellbeing of both physicians and their patients.

Laura Gates
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Landrum is first woman to lead OB-GYN department at IU

Gynecologic oncologist Lisa Landrum, MD, PhD, is the new chair for obstetrics and gynecology. A former athlete and coach, Landrum emphasizes cooperation and inclusion on

Laura Gates
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Well Beings: Podcast and video series normalize seeking mental health care

The Department of Mental Health Services has launched an anti-stigma video series and produces a monthly podcast aimed at normalizing mental health care for medical

Laura Gates
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Heartland Children's Nutrition Collaborative awards inaugural grants to fuel joint IU and Purdue research on pediatric health and nutrition concerns

The Heartland Children’s Nutrition Collaborative, a partnership between IU School of Medicine and Purdue University, aims to explore the impact of early-life nutrition on health

Jackie Maupin
Debra Wood, Ravi Nepali, Krishna Bahadur Tamang and Simon Warren stand in front of the glass globe sculpture in the Med Sci Building.

IU educator delivers histotechnology to Asian nations

Debra Wood directs IU’s oldest distance learning program in histotechnology, training lab technicians throughout the state, nation and world.

Laura Gates
Collage 2024: Match Day, Bill Gates visit and Indy 500 Medical Team

2024: IU School of Medicine celebrates a year of strategic advancements

A look back on 2024: IU School of Medicine made significant advancements in medical training, research discoveries and community wellness this year.

Laura Gates
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Celebrating Winter Holidays: Considerations for community members of diverse faiths

As religious and cultural holidays approach, the IU School of Medicine community can be mindful to consider the timing and ways these holidays may be

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Research Impact, 2021-2024: Electrophysiology Research

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine were pioneers in cardiac electrophysiology and contributed to the mechanics of fibrillation, defibrillation, the electrocardiogram and the implantation

Angie Antonopoulos
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Research Impact, 2021-2024: Cardiovascular Clinical Research

In 2022, Suparna C. Clasen, MD MSCE, assistant professor of clinical medicine for the Indiana University School of Medicine and a cardiooncologist for Indiana University

Angie Antonopoulos