Kimberly Davis, M.P.H.’12, works on the front lines of preventing the spread of Ebola and other dangerous communicable diseases in the United States. A quarantine public health officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), she is engaged […]
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The DMU Board of Trustees welcomed three new members in 2014 and will add two more in March. At its December 2014 meeting, the board approved the appointments of Marcia Grassman Hammers, B.H.A.’88, R.N., FAHM, CHC, and Nicki Nigro, D.P.M.’89,
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No single nation or entity is to blame for the “botched response” on the Ebola outbreak, said Michael Osterholm, Ph.D., M.P.H., the McKnight Presidential endowed chair and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University
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Human trafficking is modern-day slavery, involving victims who are forced, defrauded or coerced into labor or sex acts. According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, traffickers are estimated to exploit 20.9 million victims annually, with an estimated 1.5 million
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Last year Daniel Cole, D.O.’16 became one of 16 current and past DMU students who’ve landed, since 2009, prestigious summer internships through the University’s Global Health Pathways of Distinction program. But he was the first to work in the area
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If you don’t believe climate change is having a negative impact on America’s Heartland, ask Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie. In 2008, he and local leaders across Iowa had to respond to a so-called 500-year flood. Two years later, parts
They work in different roles in health care and represent different eras of Des Moines University alumni, but the 2015 DMU Alumni of the Year share a deep commitment to service to their professions, their patients and their medical alma
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With much support and encouragement, Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., journeyed down a path that was beyond her expectations. Despite challenges of self-doubt and trepidation, she has been able to overcome and achieve success in life and her career. After obtaining her
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The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) has selected Des Moines University (DMU) as the recipient of its Institutional Excellence Award for 2015. The award is given annually to a college or university that has demonstrated measurable
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