Thankful
There is much to be thankful for during this time of year, but your health ranks up there pretty high on the list. As we celebrate the nation’s 10th annual Family Health History Day this Thanksgiving, the Surgeon General, Boris […]
DMU students take walks, sleep outside to help others
This fall, Maggi Schutte, D.P.T.’16, invited her classmates to join her in supporting an organization she loves, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A group of physician assistant students saluted a beloved faculty member by benefitting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Looking back inspires investment in the future
As a student in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (COMS), now DMU, Anthony Korvas in 1966 raised the most funds among his classmates in sales of the osteopathic Christmas seal, then an annual competition among osteopathic colleges to generate support
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How her garden does grow!
DMU student digs in deep Ellen “Ellie” Bernard is particular about what foods she eats and where they come from. She satiates that “hunger” with a simple solution: As much as she can, she grows her own. “My classmates all
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Finding ways to fight inflammation
Suzanne Bohlson, Ph.D., started doing research as an undergraduate at the University of California-Irvine, investigating how a circulating protein called C1q regulates the immune system. Twenty years later, she continues probing that and other proteins and cellular processes relating to inflammation
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Get your promenade on
It is my favorite time of year combined with one of my favorite neighborhoods in Des Moines – the East Village Holiday Promenade! The 12th Annual Holiday Promenade takes place tomorrow night from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and it is
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Ryan T. Dow, M.H.A., M.P.H.’12
Dow is a safety, health and environmental consultant in the administrative branch at DuPont Pioneer for all its lab and research operations in the Des Moines, IA, area. He oversees safety for more than 1,000 people; some of his efforts are going toward global implementation.
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Wordless Wednesday: Reggie’s Sleepout
[Homeless Camp Outreach won “Honorary Mention for Best Overall Design” – read more here]
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Winter market
Obsessed with the Downtown Farmers’ Market during the summer months? Having withdrawals already? Then you’re in luck because I have just the thing for you – Des Moines’ very own Winter Market! A little bit about the market from their website: