This fall, the Des Moines Register and Workplace Dynamics confirmed what DMU employees already knew: The University is one of Iowa’s 150 “Top Workplaces.” Based only on employee evaluations, Top Workplaces celebrates those Iowa companies that have the state’s best […]
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Some people make a positive difference in the world through their profession. Some do so by serving their country or supporting their alma mater. But Robert G. Smith, D.P.M.’99, M.Sc., R.Ph., gives all three ways. The podiatric physician and pharmacist
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Gregory Christiansen, D.O., M.Ed., FACOEP-D, chair and associate professor of emergency medicine at Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC, was named dean of the DMU College of Osteopathic Medicine. He will take office on Dec. 1. Christiansen serves as director
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As they educate and mentor students, touch the lives of patients and work tirelessly in their professions and communities, the 2016 Des Moines University Alumni of the Year inspire others to aspire. Alumni of the Year honorees are selected by
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Des Moines University has been named a “2016 Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The honor is based on responses of DMU employees to the Chronicle’s “Great Colleges to Work For®” survey, administered by ModernThink
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David Marker, Ph.D., who served as Des Moines University president from March 1, 1994, to Jan. 31, 1996, died May 1, 2016, in Philadelphia. He was 78. Born in Atlantic, IA, Dr. Marker earned his bachelor’s degree in physics and
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Last summer, Julie Meachen, Ph.D., found herself up close and personal with a pack of large, aggressive predators with bone-crushing jaws. It was a heart-racing experience, but in a good way: She and her research colleagues are the first to
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Darwin Schossow, D.O., Rick Hecker, D.O., FAOCA, Don Benson, D.O., and Daniel Deavers, Ph.D., professor (now emeritus) of physiology and pharmacology, posed for the photo above in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (COMS) of the University of Osteopathic
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Des Moines University students took over the Iowa State Capitol on April 13 for “DMU Day on the Hill.” Throughout the afternoon, DMU students performed blood pressure checks for legislators, staff and visitors in the Capitol rotunda. It was a
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Des Moines University’s master’s degree programs in public health and health care administration equip individuals to become leaders in diverse roles that improve the health of individuals, communities and populations on local, regional and even global levels. To effectively equip
New DMU department expands degree options Read More
