Six words. Can you describe yourself in only six words? Smith Magazine created the six-word memoir idea. Some are very poetic or heartfelt like “He, open book; I, an illiterate.” and others are funny like “All of a sudden, I’m […]
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A few large announcements have me excited about summer concerts outdoors! 80-35 is a large annual music festival in Des Moines held the weekend of July 4th. Last year it was a blast. Headliners were The Flaming Lips & The
by Barb Boose, DMU Magazine editor As a nation, we are sick. And I’m not talking about the lingering cold you’re nursing. Life expectancy in America ranks 46th in the world, behind Japan, most of Europe and countries like South
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Easter is quickly approaching! (Maybe not so quickly for those of you who gave up something for Lent!) Whether you celebrate in church or on a lawn with Easter eggs, or both, you’ll have to eat! Check out this Metromix list
Des Moines – If current medical and health care research interests you, plan to attend the sixth annual Des Moines University Student Research Symposium on April 23. Des Moines University (DMU) will host the public and students from area colleges
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So the other day I asked, via DMU’s Facebook page, what you’d like to see on our blog. One of my friends in the admissions department, Jean, pointed out that the Iowa State Fair has released their lineup for this
The winners of the 2009 CPMS Research Day poster and case presentations have been announced. Congratulations to everyone who won, and thanks to all who participated in making the event a success. The winners are: Student Category: Ankle joint stiffness in plantar
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Yay! Today is a day to honor & thank some very important people – doctors. Whether you are one, are in school to be one, go to one or know one – you surely can agree that these are special
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I’m starting to feel like a broken record (BTW, a “record” for those younger than me refers to those weird round things our parents and grandparents “spun” for tuneage, from what I’m told.) It seems I can’t stop talking about
Boy I dunno how I didn’t know about this before… There’s a cool ‘Des Moines picture of the week’ online. Check it out!! The same site has some cool city stats and deals on downtown restaurants! Also on the DMU