A lot of moving parts
As in the human body, the anatomy department at DMU has … a lot of MOVING PARTS Anatomy faculty at DMU have a significant teaching load, given they teach courses taken by all students in DMU’s four clinical programs and the …
Mentored Student Research Program fuels discovery, collaboration
From disparities in cancer screenings to the complication dynamics of type 2 diabetes, from genetic factors involved in adult obesity to the effect of an app that allows pregnant mothers to track their babies’ kicks, the finale of the DMU …
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10 things to know about DMU’s Anatomy Ambassador President
Megan Fagalde, a student in DMU’s master of anatomy program, singlehandedly transformed DMU’s engagement with high school students across the state of Iowa in her time at the University. Megan came to me about a year and half ago with …
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DMU-based program earns Iowa STEM BEST award
If you stop by the anatomy research labs in Ryan Hall, you are likely to hear the soft mechanical movements of a 3D printer that is cranking out a small plastic model of the mammalian brain. This modest machine and …
Some brainy investigations at DMU
Recent research projects led by Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy, share a theme: How has domestication affected the mammalian brain? “The domestication of animals marked a major transition in human prehistory, forever changing the way in which humans …
The gifts of great faculty
In March, Cassie Donahue dearly wanted to join more than 8,400 people in trekking 26.2 miles with a 35-pound rucksack on her back in the high desert of New Mexico. There was only one problem: The first-year student in DMU’s …
Congratulations to the graduates of 2018
It was another celebratory year as Des Moines University awarded 455 degrees in nine programs at the 118th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 25. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the week with programs, awards and a campus …
Where hominid brains are concerned, size doesn’t matter
The recently discovered species Homo naledi may have had a pint-sized brain, but that brain packed a big punch. New research by a group of scientists including Heather Garvin, Ph.D., D-ABFA, associate professor of anatomy at DMU, examines the imprints …
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DMU students to honor “silent teachers”
No textbook or model can substitute for the human body in the study of medicine. On May 11, 2018, Des Moines University will honor 54 individuals, 12 of them honored veterans, who generously donated their bodies to further medical education. …
DMU inspires high school STEM students
A recent Tuesday found Katie Wilson, a junior at Des Moines’ Roosevelt High School, holding a sheep’s brain in the palm of her gloved hand. She points to parts of the specimen as she names them off. “I’ve always really …
Jakob Thorud, D.P.M.’11, M.S.A.’11, and Lanster Martin, D.P.M.’14
Jakob C. Thorud, D.P.M.’11, M.S.A.’11, and Lanster R. Martin, D.P.M.’14, were among the authors of “Factors Associated with Early Loss of Hallux Valgus Correction,” published in the March-April 2018 volume of the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Thorud is …
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Back to the Natural Trap Cave with Wyoming PBS
Main Street, Wyoming goes exploring in Natural Trap Cave, which is located on the northernmost edge of Wyoming in the Big Horn Mountains. It provides a unique combination of landscape characteristics and specimen preservation that makes for a perfect place …