School of Medicine

Dr. Jay L. Hess, currently the Carl V. Weller Professor and chair of the Department of Pathology and professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Health System, has been selected as the new vice president for university clinical affairs and dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine, subject to the approval of the IU Board of Trustees at its June meeting.
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Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie issued the following statement on the passing of former Indiana Gov. Otis R. Bowen, a distinguished alumnus and titled professor at IU.
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In keeping with annual tradition, Indiana University will salute continued great teaching at the university, which marks its founding 193 years ago this spring. Fifteen faculty members and four doctoral students will be recognized for outstanding teaching, research and service to the university. The award recipients teach at IU Bloomington, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest and IU South Bend.
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U.S. News and World Report again gave high marks to Indiana University programs in education, business, law and medicine in its annual Best Graduate Schools rankings. The School of Library and Information Sciences at IU Bloomington was rated eighth-best in the country, and the College of Arts and Sciences' humanities and social-science programs were among the nation's best.
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IU research associate Jane Stout's stunning image of a dividing mammalian cell with chromosomes shown aligned on cell division machinery at the sites of attachment was announced as a winner in the international GE Healthcare Life Sciences' 2012 Cell Imaging Competition.
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Five professors from Indiana University Bloomington and the IU School of Medicine at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have been promoted to the distinguished rank. They are David Burr, professor of anatomy and cell biology; Edward G. Carmines, Warner O. Chapman Professor and James H. Rudy Professor of Political Science; Keith Clay, professor of biology; Nets Katz; professor of mathematics; and Mervin Yoder, M.D., professor of pediatrics.
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