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To create a legacy for his soulmate and to honor their 42-year marriage, IU School of Medicine alumnus Kip E. Virts, MD, has made an $8 million estate gift to support bile duct cancer research at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

During a celebratory night marking a decade of the Chuckstrong initiative, more than $2 million was raised for research at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

A gift commitment of $12.5 million to Indiana University School of Medicine from the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer will support new research to harness immunotherapy for breast cancer treatment.

A pair of Evansville natives are building on their continued support of health sciences in southwestern Indiana with a major gift to Indiana University School of Medicine.

In a gesture that defines gratitude and respect spanning more than 23 years, Carmel resident Ruth “Rikki” Kutcher Goldstein has made a $2 million gift to support cancer research at Indiana University School of Medicine.

INDIANAPOLIS—A senior leader with extensive fundraising experience in varying academic medical settings has been named Indiana University School of Medicine’s senior associate dean for development and alumni relations. Mark Notestine, PhD, has most recently served as associate vice chancellor, advancement and president of the Medical & Health Sciences Foundation at East Carolina University. He has […]

Sherry and Mike Sonneborn had just retired—she from decades in nursing, he from a successful business career—with plans to enjoy their grandchildren and spend winters at a home they had bought in Florida. Then, the Bloomington couple received some news that altered everything. Sherry was diagnosed in 2016 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a […]

INDIANAPOLIS — On a night when Chuck Pagano returned to Indianapolis, Colts owner Jim Irsay pledged $1 million to cancer research in his former coach’s honor, helping to raise more than $1.8 million to support scientists at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center. Colts Chief Operating Officer Pete Ward made the announcement […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Unlike the three most common forms of breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer has no currently approved targeted therapies for treatment. That was one of the reasons it was chosen as a disease area of focus for the Indiana University Grand Challenge Precision Health Initiative, aimed to research and develop better treatments, cures […]