This summer, the Simpson College branch of Tech Trek, an experiential summer camp backed by research and designed to make science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) exciting and accessible to girls in middle school, asked DMU to host a morning of STEM-focused activities. […]
Tech Trek campers get a taste of medical school Read More
Commencement is always a special occasion at a university, but 2015 is extra-special for DMU’s physical therapy program: In May it graduated its 25th class, which is also the program’s 10th class of doctors of physical therapy. Here’s the journey
Physical Therapy program celebrates 25 years Read More
Eric Wauson, Ph.D., has been awarded more than $200,000 by the American Heart Association (AHA) to fund his research into autophagy in relation to the heart. Autophagy is a normal process cells use to save themselves from starvation. They feast on their
Wauson awarded $200,000 for cardiovascular research Read More
Des Moines University teaches students more than the sciences. Medical students also learn compassion, ethics and leadership — the interpersonal skills necessary to care for their fellow human beings. As a proud chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Gold
Thirty-two Des Moines University student leaders inducted into honor society Read More
Growing up in a low-income household in Portland, OR, Cindy Lin didn’t see a doctor until she was 16 years old. That and the influence of her parents fueled her drive to work hard, help others and treat all people
Student goes big in service Read More
When the American Physical Therapy Association pledged that all physical therapy services would be offered by doctors of physical therapy by the year 2020, DMU’s online post-professional doctor of physical therapy program enabled therapists to earn the degree while continuing
PPDPT program to sunset Read More
On Feb. 10, first-year DMU students Jonathan Pickos and Iaswarya “Ice” Ganapathiraju experienced something rare and wonderful amid the stress of medical school: They threw a pie at the face of their anatomy professor, Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D. The two tossed
Campus, hair clippers and Cool Whip come together to support cancer research Read More
Students from the DMU Global Health Club partnered with refugee placement and support service organizations to provide first aid services at a refugee soccer tournament, which was held as part of the local observation of International World Refugee Day. Although the Des Moines community
Global Health Club hosts first aid at refugee soccer tournament Read More
When Britt Hanson came to DMU for her interview day, she connected with a former elf who would become her academic adviser. Tom Mueller, Ph.D., associate dean for admissions and student affairs for the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), shared
Student focus is in Mueller’s DNA Read More
Aaron Shoskes, D.O.’18, gave a platform presentation titled “A possible link between chronic stress and the microbiome: a metagenomic analysis” at the Society for Infection and Inflammation in Urology as part of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans May 15-19.
Aaron Shoskes, D.O.’18, explores link between chronic stress and gut bacteria Read More
