Soaring success
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return. – Leonardo da Vinci Humans can’t fly, so David Lindenberg engages […]
The BEST WEEK EVER
I decided this past week, May 2 through May 9, was going to be my BEST WEEK EVER.* How did I come to this conclusion? I was (self) diagnosed with Toomuchstudyitis, was getting kind of restless, and needed an excuse
Annual memorial service
Before we send students out to treat patients, we prepare them every which way we can. One of the first things they do as a student is take anatomy. The learn every muscle, bone, vein and organ first-hand. They know
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Pella Tulip Time review
This past weekend was the annual tulip festival in Pella, Iowa! Pella is a short 45-minute drive from Des Moines and a visit to Tulip Time is a must-do for anybody who loves food, flowers and a bit of history
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Graduation day is nearly here!!
ELEVEN days until graduation! I know some of our students are probably mentally doing the countdown!! Year after year, our grads make me proud to work here. I know the 430 graduates this year will be awe-inspiring, just like those
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Nat’l Police Week 2009
On average, one law enforcement officer is killed every 53 hours in the U.S. This year, the names of 387 fallen officers will be added to the national memorial in D.C. In 1962, May 15 was designated National Peace Officers’
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Student’s abstract takes him to ACP
DMU student Jason Sebesto turned a summer research project into a full-blown clinical research project that put him at the podium during the American College of Physicians annual internal medicine meeting in Philadelphia in April. A second-year D.O. student who’s
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DMU to give 450 degrees at 109th commencement
(Des Moines, IA) – Des Moines University (DMU) will award 450 degrees at its 2009 Commencement service May 23 at 10 a.m. at the Polk County Convention Complex, 501 Grand Ave. The dean from each of the three DMU colleges
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Annual memorial service for body donors open to public
(Des Moines, IA) – On Friday, May 15, Des Moines University (DMU) will honor 58 Iowans who donated their bodies to further medical education. The family of each donor, the DMU community and the public is invited to remember and
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Dollar days!!!
Is there anything better than catching a game on a warm night at the ballpark, drink and pretzel or hot dog in hand, friends at your side? Uhhh, yeah, doin it for $1! The Iowa Cubs are doing Dollar Days this