On Friday, July 18, more than 80 people gathered to celebrate the conclusion of Des Moines University’s 2014 Mentored Student Research Program. Impressively diverse with 13 undergraduate students from various colleges and universities, and 39 Des Moines University students representing
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Des Moines University has joined Iowa Campus Compact (IACC), a statewide association of college and university presidents committed to the public purpose of higher education, civic engagement and service-learning opportunities that engage students and impact communities. DMU is the 23rd member
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“How do we make it so everybody could just naturally go out and walk or bike and get to know their neighbors?” That’s a question that Dan Burden, co-founder and a director of the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute (WALC),
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Des Moines University is helping ensure local students have a healthy start to the school year by offering free back-to-school physicals. Jumpstart, presented in collaboration with the Polk County Health Department, Des Moines Public Schools and other community organizations, will
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The 2014-2015 school year is just around the corner. Parents should be reminded of the State of Iowa requirement that all students entering 7th grade and born after September 15, 2000 must provide proof of an adolescent Tdap booster vaccination.
DMU faculty, staff and students got a peek at the newly wrapped Mobile Health Clinic at an open house reception highlighting the community resource. Coined the “Purple People Treater” by Dr. Polk, a DMU Mobile Clinic Advisory Committee member, the
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The Des Moines University Office of Research hosted Dr. John Robertson for a second grant writing workshop on June 20, 2014. Attended by DMU faculty and staff, Write Winning Grant Proposals aimed to help both basic scientists and clinical investigators
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