Research shows that while women are attending and completing college at higher rates than ever before, they represent only 26 percent of the college-educated workforce in science and engineering occupations, according to the National Science Board. The Science Center of […]
DMU students, faculty spark girls’ interest in science Read More
This summer, the Simpson College branch of Tech Trek, an experiential summer camp backed by research and designed to make science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) exciting and accessible to girls in middle school, asked DMU to host a morning of STEM-focused activities.
Tech Trek campers get a taste of medical school Read More
It seems like a normal Friday morning in Muhammad Spocter’s neuroanatomy lab. Students are in their seats, intently listening to Spocter’s instructions before delving into the day’s objective: floating tiny tissue samples in slides to later be stained and analyzed
High schoolers help advance canine brain research Read More
The typical Des Moines University student holds at least a bachelor’s degree, but on Saturday, March 28, the halls of our graduate health sciences school were abuzz with pint-sized potential podiatrists, physical therapists, pharmacists and more. Girls in Science Day,
Girls in Science Day promotes health care careers to kids Read More
Des Moines University and Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) have a long-standing relationship that allows DMPS students to visit campus for hands-on experiences in anatomy and other areas. That partnership is about to expand thanks to a $20,000 Innovate Learning
Des Moines Public Schools receive grant to expand partnership with DMU Read More