In March, Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., marked her seventh year as DMU’s 15th president and has only stepped up the cadence. Here, she reflects on her tenure and continuing priorities for the University. Raised in McCormick, SC, inthe segregated
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Take a look at the resumé of the University’s new provost, and you’ll wonder what hasn’t she done in the worlds of education, administration, health sciences and scholarship. Ralitsa Akins, M.D., Ph.D., joined DMU on May 1 after serving as
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Allen Auerbach, D.O.’73, contributed to his community and society in multiple ways. He was an adored husband of his wife, Terry, and the beloved father of five, grandfather of three and a family member and friend to numerous others. He
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Jeff Gray, Ph.D., vice president for research and global initiatives at DMU, recently won kudos on the University’s behalf from some prestigious national science organizations, but he’s quick to point out that recognition was the result of a team effort.
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“I am currently completing my last 2 months of medical school in Tanzania with my fellow classmate Paul Guzik. We just got back from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and made it successfully to the summit. To help with our aches and
Spotlight: Jesse Dalton, D.O.’18 Read More
Recent research conducted in a lab at Des Moines University shed new light on monitoring the transport of ions in and out of cells by specialized transporter proteins. The researchers used proton-selective electrodes and patch clamping methods to measure the
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On a day in the DMU life of Michelle Brenner, D.O.’19, you might have found her presiding over a meeting of the Pediatrics Club, of which she was a first-year liaison. She could have been volunteering at St. Baldrick’s Day,
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Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D., has been awarded a fellowship that, in a way, will take him home. The associate professor of anatomy received a Carnegie Alumni Diaspora Fellowship from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, where he earned his bachelor’s,
Faculty Spotlight: Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D. Read More
At a time of tension over the U.S.-Mexico border, an organization that’s worked for more than four decades to diminish divides and enhance public health and health care access continues to thrive thanks in part to a DMU alumna. The
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“I like to compete. I was looking for something that challenges me physically, mentally, and feels like sport. The anticipation of the start of the WOD (workout of the day) and the commitment of 10-15 people around you, inspires us
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