Last summer, Julie Meachen, Ph.D., found herself up close and personal with a pack of large, aggressive predators with bone-crushing jaws. It was a heart-racing experience, but in a good way: She and her research colleagues are the first to […]
DMU professor reveals unexpected wolf in continental U.S. Read More
A pregnant Tyrannosaurus rex that roamed Montana 68 million years ago may be the key to discerning gender differences between theropod, or meat-eating, dinosaur species. Researchers from North Carolina State University, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and DMU
Researchers discover pregnancy test for T. rex Read More
Julie Meachen, Ph.D., is fascinated by carnivores and willing to spelunk to find their remains. Her explorations in Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave in summer 2014 and 2015 may provide clues about our own future amid climate and temperature change. Eric
DMU researchers attract grants with diverse research Read More
Interview season begins next month at Des Moines University! The campus community loves meeting our applicants and showing them how great of a place we are! An interview day, however, can be stressful for applicants so the Admissions office is
Tried-and-true tips to ace your interview 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 DMU campus was alive and well during this year’s DMU Commencement week festivities. Click the image below each event to view more photos. Events kicked off on Friday, May 22, as our Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty and graduates came together to
Let’s celebrate the Class of 2015 Read More
Des Moines University will grant degrees to 463 graduates at the University’s 115th Commencement Ceremony, on Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. at Hy-Vee Hall in the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third Street, Des Moines. The dean from each of
463 graduates to cross the stage at DMU’s 115th Commencement Read More
Congratulations to Julie Meachen, Ph.D., for securing the first National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to a Des Moines University faculty member. Dr. Meachen is being awarded $400,000 to support her project in Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave in collaboration with
Julie Meachen, Ph.D., awarded DMU’s first NSF grant Read More
Your typical operating room doesn’t accommodate 130 high school students — especially not in the midst of an open heart surgery. But through a program, “Live from the Heart,” broadcast by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and hosted
‘Live from the Heart’ at DMU Read More
“Mucus, phlegm” in Latin. Ancient anatomists thought the pituitary produced the mucous secretions of the nose. The pituitary is a pea-sized gland hanging from a stalk on the undersurface of the brain. It is well protected in a bony depression,
Anatomy word of the month: pituitary Read More