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Matthew Harris

Matthew Harris is a communications specialist in the Office of Gift Development. Before joining the School of Medicine in 2015, he was a reporter at newspapers in Pennsylvania, Arkansas, and Louisiana. He currently lives in Indianapolis with his wife and two basset hounds.

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A Diamond in the Midwest

Steady growth made IU School of Medicine the nation’s largest medical school, but an overhauled curriculum, metric-driven decisions, expanded student services, and new residency programs aim to make it among the best.

Matthew Harris | May 03, 2023

Caring for the Caregivers

Mona Peck has unwaveringly tended to her husband for the last eight years as he confronted Alzheimer’s disease — an effort aided by IU researchers developing programs to deliver assistance and bolster confidence.

Matthew Harris | Feb 09, 2023

Transitional States

Immunotherapy holds tantalizing promise for treating all forms of cancer. Now, Huda Salman is trying to harness it at IU School of Medicine. And it starts with getting a clinical trial off the ground.

Matthew Harris | May 03, 2022

Hal Broxmeyer, PhD, whose pioneering research helped develop cord-blood transplantation, delivers a lecture at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in January 2013.

'There was too much to learn': Remembering Hal Broxmeyer

The pioneer of cord blood transplantation was dogged in every pursuit—as a scientist, a mentor, a colleague, and as a father. He also leaves behind an indelible impact on the patients saved by his work and at IU School of Medicine.

Matthew Harris | Feb 14, 2022

Shobha Shahani, MD, oversees a chemobrain study at IU School of Medicine.

Lifting the Fog

Immunotherapy holds tremendous promise, but a researcher is exploring whether it plays a role in cognitive changes among cancer survivors.

Matthew Harris | Nov 16, 2021

Violet and Ellen Refbord pose for a portrait.

At First Glance

When Violet Refbord was born, glaucoma threatened to steal her vision. Her parents turned to pediatric ophthalmologists at Indiana University School of Medicine, where the latest advances in training and research have saved eyesight for five decades.

Matthew Harris | Nov 15, 2021

Early students in lab at IU School of Medicine-Terre Haute

Origin Stories: 50 Years of Regional Campuses

Since their creation in the early '70s, IU School of Medicine's eight regional campuses have each gone from fledgling outposts offering first-year courses to full-blown four-year institutions with distinct identities.

Matthew Harris | May 28, 2021

A professor teaches some of the first students at IU School of Medicine—Terre Haute

State of Medicine

Fifty years ago, Indiana was short on physicians. Cities pitched ideas for a new medical school. In response, IU School of Medicine devised an innovative solution—regional campuses.

Matthew Harris | May 28, 2021

Shot in the Arm

To pick up the pace of vaccinations, Indiana University launched clinics on campuses to expand access to students, faculty and staff.

Matthew Harris | May 20, 2021

'He always wanted to know you as a person'

Over his three decades at IU School of Medicine, Jack Bauer provided steady mentorship to graduate students. Now, a fund created by the former chair for the Department of Microbiology and Immunology will help that spirit live on.

Matthew Harris | Feb 17, 2021