Angela Walker Franklin, Ph.D., is the first African American woman to serve as a president of a medical/health sciences university. She has devoted her career to enhancing education and opening doors for all students. She led DMU in affirming its commitment
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Do you work in public health? Are you interested in talking with public health students and professionals? If so, be sure to attend DMU’s Public Health Networking Night on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Hosted by DMU’s Master of Public Health (MPH)
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The nice weather we’re enjoying is a great reason to get out and about this weekend. If you like art, you will love the annual Octagon Arts Festival just up the interstate in the Main Street Cultural District of downtown
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In the antibiotic-armed battle against harmful bacteria, the bad news is that the bacteria may be winning. This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report that antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a growing and extremely dangerous problem.
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The August issue of National Geographic magazine featured as its cover story an exploration of sugar and “why we can’t resist it.” Author Rich Cohen takes us on a grim trip through the history, use, increased use and health effects
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Wendy Ring, M.D., M.P.H., is a longtime family physician, a 28-year member of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and an active care provider for the extremely under-served. She has provided care for people on Navajo reservations, the homeless, the un-
She biked cross-country to fight climate change Read More
It’s not every day you have the opportunity to meet a surfer dude/doctor or dive into deep discussions about global health issues, but today you can do both at DMU. First, DMU’s Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) today is hosting
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DMU’s Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) will host a campus visit on Sept. 5 by Norman Vinn, D.O., who became the 117th president of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) on July 20. AOA is the governing organization of the osteopathic
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Des Moines University has long attracted service-oriented student leaders highly competent in managing both academic demands and extracurricular/volunteer activities. For example, DMU osteopathic medical student Tara Hughes Blalock is past president of her DMU class and of the College of
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Last week a strange concoction of Google co-founder Sergei Brin’s $330,000, cow muscle stem cells and some hardworking team of scientists from Maastricht University resulted in the world’s first in vitro burger, served up to an eager audience of taste-testers.
Could I get lots of ketchup with that? Read More