The Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine has made a commitment to train the next generation of health professionals to address the health impacts of climate change. Deans from 30 medical, public health and nursing schools from 26 institutions
Congratulations to Julie Meachen, Ph.D., for securing the first National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to a Des Moines University faculty member. Dr. Meachen is being awarded $400,000 to support her project in Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave in collaboration with
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J.D. Polk, D.O., M.S., M.M.M., CPE, FACOEP, dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Yogesh Shah, M.D., M.P.H., associate dean of global health, have been invited by the White House to a pair of events focused on climate change and
DMU leaders invited to White House to talk climate and health Read More
Community leaders will discuss the health and economic benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency at Des Moines University on April 7, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. The panel discussion, titled “Bridging the Clean Energy Divide: Affordable Clean Energy Solutions
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Vanja Duric, Ph.D., faculty member in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology in the College of Medicine was recently awarded a $100,000 Research Starter Grant in Pharmacology/Toxicology from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation (PhRMA). Dr. Duric was awarded
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You don’t have to spend much time with high-energy Maren Lenhart to understand how knowledge gained from the Urbandale, IA, dental office where she worked as a certified dental assistant drove her public health goals. “I wanted to have a
Alumna expands impact, earns national award Read More
Stroke is the number one cause of adult disability and the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Despite its prevalence, many misconceptions remain about stroke. These common myths have been perpetuated for far too long and it’s
Setting the story straight about stroke Read More
Evelyn Agee Celander, M.S.’67, D.Sc.,  associate professor emerita of biochemistry, died on Nov. 9, 2014, in Des Moines. She was 88. Dr. Celander joined the University faculty in August 1961 after nine years with the biochemistry department of the University
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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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Jared Maker, a third-year resident at Western Pennsylvania Hospital, was among the authors of research published online last June in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, titled “Mechanical Comparison of Cortical Screw Fixation versus Locking Plate Fixation in First Metatarsal
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