On May 1, 2014, the first U.S. imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was confirmed in…
On Nov. 19, 2013, the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) was initially funded with $50 million provided by…
On Nov. 19, 2013, the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute announced that it had reached the first $50 million…
In 2006, The Indiana University Cancer Center was renamed the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center….
On Jul. 1, 2000, AgReliant Genetics was founded by global seed companies KWS of Einbeck, Germany and Limagrain…
In 1999, The Indiana University (IU) Cancer Center became an National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center. Its mission…
In 1992, The Indiana University (IU) Cancer Center, now known as the IU Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive…
On Aug. 18, 1990, the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act was signed into law by President…
On May 22, 1989, Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg and his team at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) performed…
In 1989, transgenic fast-growing salmon were created. In 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a…
In 1987, the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), discovered by David T. Wong, was given U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
On Aug. 6, 1986, Bill Schroeder from Jasper, Indiana, the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial…
On Apr. 6, 1985, Bill Schroeder from Jasper, Indiana, the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial…
In 1982, the Purdue University Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) was established as an National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
In 1981, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Herbert C. Brown ‘for his numerous contributions…
On Jun. 14, 1972, an end to the continued domestic usage of the pesticide DDT was decreed when…
In 1966, Thermus aquaticus was first discovered in the Mushroom Pool of Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National…
In 1965, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to William J. Sparks ‘for his numerous contributions…
On Jun. 20, 1964, a team of researchers led by Dr. Thomas Brock, then a professor at the…
In 1938, Rolla Neil Harger of Indiana University School of Medicine collaborated with Robert Borkenstein of the Indiana…
In 1911, Drs. George W. McCoy, Charles W. Chapin, William B. Wherry, and B. H. Lamb elucidated a…
On Oct. 1, 1891, Stanford University opened its doors after six years of planning and building on land…
On Feb. 28, 1889, the New Mexico State University (NMSU), located in Las Cruces, was founded as a…
In 1888, the New Mexico State University, located in Las Cruces, was founded as a land-grant agricultural college…
In 1876, Eli Lilly and Company was founded by Colonel Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana. Colonel Lilly, a…