As the winter drags on, one of the things that keeps me sane (and warm) is soup. Lots and lots of soup. Some weeks I think I eat soup every day. I’m trying to be better about making soup rather than buying it in cans (as easy as it is to empty a can, it’s usually high in sodium, so read the labels before you buy!), and this recipe looks delicious!

What’s your go-to soup?

Black Bean Soup

Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped (about 2/3 cup)
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon canola oil
3 (16-ounce) cans black beans, undrained
2 cloves of garlic, diced
1 (14 ½-ounce) can vegetable or chicken broth
3 cups medium or hot chunky salsa
Juice and grated peel of 1 lime
½ cup nonfat plain yogurt or fat free sour cream
Whole-wheat crackers

Directions:

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Check out the anatomy lab!

Have you ever gone on a campus tour and felt like you didn’t really get to see the heart and guts of the school? We don’t want that to happen at DMU. We also don’t want you to visit and leave without every question answered. So if you’re thinking you want to enter the health care field (or your child or student does), then come check out Discover DMU on March 3.

Posted in Anatomy, Biomedical Science, DMU Events, New Students, Osteopathic Medicine, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Podiatric Medicine, Post-professional Physical Therapy, Prospective Students, Public Health | 1 Comment

The big 80/35 concert bash has been announced as July 3-4 in 2010.

Ingrid Michaelson & Mat Kearney will play People’s on April 3. I am sooo going! I saw Ingrid 2 years ago at 80/35 and I am very excited!

People’s also has Dashboard Confessional, Uncle Kracker, Five for Fighting & Needtobreathe on their upcoming lineup which I know will get a lot of people excited!

Owl City is going to be at the Val Air Ballroon and I think Reba is playing in Ames in April.

What else is coming up? Which ones are you excited about?

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It’s travel season again for the admissions’ office. We don’t have nearly as many stops on our list as we did in the Fall, but we’re still going to be pretty busy for the next couple months. Check out our schedule here. If your school isn’t on the list, let us know. We’d love to plan a visit with your pre-health club or science class!

And if you’re in Des Moines or want to visit us, make sure to register for Discover DMU March 3. It’s a great way to see campus and learn about all of our programs!

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Want to advance your career in health care but don’t think you have time to go back to school? Think again! Des Moines University has three programs that you can complete online: Master of Health Care Administration, Master of Public Health and Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy.

Online classes offer convenience and flexibility for students who want to continue working while taking classes. Online classes at DMU are not self-paced, meaning each class has a specific start and stop date with deadlines throughout the course. This means students must be self-disciplined to finish assignments on time.

Posted in Health Care Administration, Post-professional Physical Therapy, Prospective Students, Public Health | 5 Comments

Well, everyone is doing it so came my turn to Google myself, Tea Tu Nguyen, and I found this.  How amazingly cool is it to find my name associated to a publication, rather than someone’s similar name on a obscene website. It’s going to be a good Friday!

What do you find when you Google yourself?

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