Over the month of December I participated in one of our wellness center’s many fabulous programs, Maintain Don’t Gain. The object of this program was to simply maintain your weight over the past six weeks so that you wouldn’t have any
For a future issue of DMU Magazine, I plan to explore the joys and challenges of rural medicine. Numerous studies, including those published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and
How can we care for rural America? Read More
For people with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma or other diseases, a cure exists. Be The Match connects patients with their donor match for a life-saving marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. This week Wednesday, December 12 and Thursday, December
Thursday, December 7, marked another successful DMU Research Symposium. This year, in a new component, students competed in both the oral and poster presentations for best presentation. Oral presenters were judged on their submitted abstracts, and poster presenters were judged
2012 Des Moines University Research Symposium winners Read More
Human Rights Day presents us with an opportunity to celebrate human rights, highlight a specific issue, and advocate for the full enjoyment of all human rights by everyone. This year, the spotlight is on the rights of all people to make their
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Many Des Moines University faculty members and students were recognized for their recent presentations, publications and awards. Faculty names are in boldface; DMU alumni are indicated with asterisks. Martin Schmidt, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and nutrition, and Michael Boyer,
DMU researchers: they’re everywhere Read More
Four members of the Class of 2013 of DMU’s College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) earned honors for their recent poster presentations. David Rettedal and Vassilios Vardaxis, Ph.D., professor of physical therapy and CPMS director of research, received the
Podiatric students, faculty receive poster awards Read More
Lee family gives, receives ultimate gift While American families with pre-teen children may have visions of video games, gadgets and other goodies dancing through their heads this time of year, Kristen and Michael Lee’s family are deeply grateful for their
Alumni spotlight: Michael S. Lee, D.P.M., M.H.A.’96 Read More
This fall, a group of Des Moines Girl Scouts learned that getting old has its disadvantages, including sore feet. The 10 Scouts decided to tackle that problem in this year’s FIRST Lego League competition, in which teams compete in a
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