After a successful inaugural event that shaved dozens of heads and raised $20,000 for childhood cancer research, Des Moines University students are aiming for more donations and bald heads at the second annual St. Baldrick’s Day celebration on February 25. […]
DMU students aim bigger, balder at second annual head-shaving event Read More
I recently learned about Ernestine Shepherd, who holds the title of World’s Oldest Performing Bodybuilder, proclaimed by the Guinness Book of World Records. While her age (late 70s) and accomplishments are remarkable, perhaps even more impressive is that two decades
An inspiring role model at any age Read More
The World Food Prize (WFP) is the foremost international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. This weekend, the organization will launch a smorgasbord
Enjoy a smorgasbord of food for thought Read More
A friend shared a fascinating infographic that characterizes “kids of the past vs. the Internet generation.” “Past kids” are baby boomers (born roughly 1946-1964) and Generation X (born early to mid-1960s to early 1980s), while the Internet kids include Generation
Who is the Internet generation? Read More
The following facts should cause us all to be shocked into action: Sex trafficking is estimated to be more than a $35 billion industry. Every two minutes a child is exploited in the sex industry. Approximately 21 million people are
Slavery: it’s probably in your town, too Read More
I’ve found the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation to be a useful source of information on all kinds of health care topics, including its website’s new section profiling each of the 50 states on this question: “How will the uninsured
The state of health care reform, by state Read More
It’s the kind of weather only a global-warming-naysayer could love: A polar vortex has a painfully tight grip on much of the United States, sending temperatures and wind chills to record lows, causing many schools to close and inspiring serious
At least you’re burning brown fat Read More
A recent edition of The Washington Post’s “Lean and Fit” e-newsletter affirmed what all of us already should know: Exercise is critical to good health especially as we age, and most of us can and should exercise every day no
Keep your pins moving Read More
As vice president of the DMU Student Government Association (SGA) during her second year in the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences (UOMHS), now DMU, Katie Nelson Martin, D.O.’00, set as one of her goals to bring to the University a program
Treasured DMU Traditions Read More
Emily Cardella, PA’14, typically rides her bicycle to class from her Windsor Heights home and often pedals recreationally. When she learned from friends about Central Iowa Bike Month and the Bike Commute Challenge held every May, she nominated DMU for the
A worthy award for a wellness-centered university Read More