The 2020 DMU Research Symposium, now in its 11th year, will occur virtually on Thursday, Dec. 3, and will feature all the important aspects of previous years’ symposia – poster and oral presentations of exciting scientific discoveries, a visionary keynote […]
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For the first time in this event’s long history, Des Moines University will host its “50 & Better” Health Fair (formerly known as the “50 & Better Senior Health Fair”) entirely online. While this is not optimal (we love to
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The Des Moines University’s Department of Global Health collaborated with the DMU Global Health Student Club and CultureALL, a nonprofit organization that provides cultural programming in Central Iowa, to host the second annual “A Taste of Language” event virtually on
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Although educators face countless barriers created by the COVID-19 pandemic, innovative thinking has resulted in the offering of high-quality, interactive online learning. In this social distancing era, isolation is a real threat, especially for the geriatric population. The impacts of
This fall, in a letter to all students, DMU President Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., welcomed new students and those returning (either on campus, or in a clinical setting). She stated, “Beginning this new academic year has been uniquely challenging
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Krista Hoevemeyer, D.O.’21, M.P.H.’21, completed an eight-week virtual internship with United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) during June and July 2020. She was selected to participate in this internship as part of the Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global
Student explores climate change’s effects on the pandemic Read More
Back in 2007, Des Moines University began offering its students hands-on instruction and information on a key aspect of health that was taught at very few medical schools – nutrition. Since then, the Healthy Cooking Elective has become a highly
Healthy Cooking Elective gives students hands-on nutritional knowledge Read More
Tejaspreet (Tejas) Kaur, D.O.’23, completed an eight-week virtual internship with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) during June and July 2020. She was selected to participate in this internship as part of the Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global Health
Student gains global views on healthy aging Read More
Emily Kolacz, a student in DMU’s master of public health (M.P.H.) program, knew from her two international experiences as an undergraduate that such global learning experiences require flexibility. That knowledge was especially valuable when the applied practice experience she had
M.P.H. student experiences global health – virtually Read More
Loneliness has a negative impact on physical and mental health, even more than do obesity, inadequate physical activity or exposure to air pollution. Now add a pandemic and its “new rules” of physical distancing to the picture, and the situation
DMU offers virtual mental health lecture series Read More