Did Associate Professor Matthew Henry really once hang out with pro skateboarder Tony Hawk? Did Associate Professor Wayne Wilson truly once sport a Mohawk? Students pondered these and many other fascinating facts during DMU’s first-ever “Get to Know the Faculty Night.”
Nearly 50 million Americans, including more than 16 million children, struggle with hunger. Last Halloween, DMU students worked to alleviate this scary problem by trick-or-treating for food pantry donations.
Fighting a scary problem on Halloween Read More
One might debate who is more competitive, medical students or law students, but on Sept. 29, the former showed they were more gifted on the gridiron: Both DMU’s men’s and women’s teams took the trophy in the 2012 Malpractice Bowl,
DMU’s “masters of manipulation” again triumph in Malpractice Bowl Read More
DMU osteopathic medical student Katie Eggerman was “one of those three-year-olds” who always knew a health care career was her destiny. She’s also one of those students who seizes leadership opportunities, such as her new post with the Student Osteopathic Medical Association.
DMU student elected SOMA region trustee Read More
The University’s physician assistant program received a heart-felt honor for its efforts to address an ironic issue – that many direct care professionals lack health care coverage and, as a result, screenings that help detect health problems.
DMU PA program has heart Read More
Jodi Cahalan, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., PA-C, recently earned six more letters to put after her name: DFAAPA, or Distinguished Fellow, American Academy of Physician Assistants.
CHS dean earns prestigious fellow distinction Read More
DMU faculty Simon Geletta, Ph.D., and Carolyn Beverly, M.D., landed a community betterment grant to increase awareness among central Iowa African Americans of their risk for high blood pressure.
DMU researchers awarded grant from Polk County Read More
The DMU wellness program features a cohesive team, a supportive environment and a muscular operating plan driven by goals and proven outcomes. These and other strengths affirmed, for the second consecutive time, DMU’s status as the nation’s only educational institution to earn the Wellness Council of America’s top honor.
DMU goes double platinum Read More
The many consequences unfurling from the legislation that kept the nation from falling over the fiscal cliff last week include changes to health care (you can find links to coverage by various media outlets here). While resolution of the nation’s
Fear and loathing at the fiscal cliff Read More
Recent research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association sounds like the perfect post-holiday gift to anyone who resembles Santa a bit more than prior to the season of celebrations: A review of 97 studies involving a combined
Do extra pounds make you live longer? Read More