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The Indiana University School of Medicine has named a new director of the IU Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, while also marking a $15 million gift from the Walther Cancer Foundation. Dr. Kelvin Lee will succeed Dr. Patrick Loehrer, who has served as cancer center director since [点击 More>>>]

Richmond-based Reid Health is expanding its high-tech efforts to disinfect its surgery and inpatient hospital rooms. The health system has deployed three more robots that use ultraviolet light to zap germs instead of using chemicals and cleaners. The hospital says it first deployed the portable [点击 More>>>]

Enrollment at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus has reached an all-time high. The university is reporting the campus has a record 46,114 students this fall, including an incoming class of nearly 9,000 students. Purdue enrollment officers say the increased numbers are due to the [点击 More>>>]

INDIANAPOLIS – After the Labor Day weekend, Marion County bars and nightclubs will be allowed to reopen at limited capacity, following a six-week shutdown imposed July 23 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. At the same time, the city of Indianapolis will reopen several downtown streets, including [点击 More>>>]

The Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis has been selected as one of dozens of sites for a COVID-19 vaccine trial. United Kingdom-based AstraZeneca plc (NYSE: AZN) is conducting the Phase III clinical trial of the vaccine, which researchers at Oxford University began developing in [点击 More>>>]

Governor Eric Holcomb has announced the establishment of two new Indiana state forests. The state says the addition of Ravinia State Forest in Morgan County and Mountain Tea State Forest in Brown County brings the number of officially-designated state forests to 15. Ravinia State Forest features [点击 More>>>]

BLOOMINGTON – Undergraduate students from Indiana University now have access to online courses from several out-of-state universities which are participating in the Big Ten Academic Alliance, with all tuition and fees waived. The alliance was created to give additional educational opportunities [点击 More>>>]

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced he will sign an executive order requiring Hoosiers to wear face coverings in most public settings, beginning Monday. “As we continue to monitor the data, we’ve seen a concerning change in some of our key health [点击 More>>>]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2020 Counselors and resources now available 24/7 at Indiana 211 Indiana launches Be Well Crisis Helpline during COVID-19 pandemic and recovery INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration today announced the launch of the Be Well Crisis [点击 More>>>]

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has announced a program to allow students to test themselves at home for COVID-19. The university has entered into an agreement with Rutgers University and Vault Health to test students with a medically-supervised saliva screening in their homes. The test is the [点击 More>>>]