Wesley Life partnered with DMU for the 2nd year to host the Fall Prevention Awareness event held on September 14. Michelle Brown, Kathy Mercuris, Tracy Bush and Laura Covill supervised DPT students. During the three hour event, 75 community dwelling individuals
Fall Prevention Awareness Day Read More
The August issue of National Geographic magazine featured as its cover story an exploration of sugar and “why we can’t resist it.” Author Rich Cohen takes us on a grim trip through the history, use, increased use and health effects
The not-so-sweet side of sugar Read More
Tara Blalock Hughes, a third-year student in Des Moines University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), has served as president of her class and of the COM Student Government Association, vice president of the Student Osteopathic Surgery Association and chair of
DMU student earns prestigious AOF award Read More
Wendy Ring, M.D., M.P.H., is a longtime family physician, a 28-year member of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and an active care provider for the extremely under-served. She has provided care for people on Navajo reservations, the homeless, the un-
She biked cross-country to fight climate change Read More
The Des Moines University Physical Therapy Clinic was honored by clinic administration with a certificate of excellence for an outstanding 2012-2013 fiscal year. The PT Clinic was recognized for boosting the number of patient visits, increasing the number of faculty
Physical Therapy Clinic recognized for outstanding year Read More
Ellen Chaffee, Ph.D., of Bismarck, North Dakota, was appointed to the Des Moines University Board of Trustees at the August 24 board meeting. A senior fellow at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), Chaffee provides consulting
Des Moines University appoints Ellen Chaffee to Board of Trustees Read More
The annual Beaverdale Fall Festival has been on my list of things to do every fall for years now, and it keeps getting better. Things kick off Friday evening with carnival rides, food tents, live music and fireworks. They continue
Let the good times roll Read More
The 189 female elite runners who competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the marathon on Saturday, January 14, 2012, in Houston included DMU physical therapy student Danna Kelly – much to her surprise. That reality struck her the Friday before
Alumni spotlight: Danna K. Herrick, D.P.T.’12 Read More
The “sea horse” is a structure buried deep within each hemisphere of the brain. This term is more descriptive of the imagination of anatomists rather than its function. In a cross section of the cerebral hemisphere the hippocampus looks something
Anatomy word of the month: hippocampus Read More