News and Updates

(Des Moines, IA) – For the third year in a row, Des Moines University will be recognized for excellence in worksite health promotion by the Wellness Council of Iowa, which will recertify DMU as a Gold Well Workplace. This award […]

(Des Moines, IA) – Danessa Vincent recently joined Des Moines University as an admissions assistant in the Enrollment Management office. Previously, Vincent was a human resources coordinator at Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa in Des Moines.

(Des Moines, IA) – Brian C. Wright, recently joined Des Moines University as the director of major gifts and planned giving. Previously, Wright was the director of gift planning at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.

(Des Moines, IA) – Brian C. Wright, recently joined Des Moines University as the director of major gifts and planned giving. Previously, Wright was the director of gift planning at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.

Des Moines, Iowa – Nelson Musoba, M.D., public health doctor from Nigeria, will present “A Physician’s Perspective of HIV/AIDS in Uganda” on Monday, September 19 from noon – 1 p.m. Immediately following, Carolyn Beverly, M.D., M.P.H., will address AIDS rates

(Des Moines, IA) – Des Moines University medical student, Jen Kersey, spent a few months earlier this year with 13 other contestants on NBC’s hit reality show, “The Biggest Loser,” which premiers on September 13.   The Crandall, Texas, native

(Des Moines, IA) – Secretary of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt, will be at Des Moines University on Thursday, August 25, as part of a nationwide tour to discuss Medicare’s new prescription drug coverage. A public forum will take

(Des Moines, Iowa) – A Des Moines University (DMU) associate professor has been awarded over $180,000 to study the effects of a protein on inflammation. Andrew Brittingham, Ph.D., DMU associate professor of microbiology, was awarded the grant from the National

(Des Moines, IA) – Wayne A Wilson, Ph.D., recently joined Des Moines University as an assistant professor of biochemistry. Previously, Wilson worked as an assistant scientist at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Ind.

(Des Moines, IA) – Carolyn L. Beverly, M.D., M.P.H., former director of the Polk County Health Department, recently joined Des Moines University as a College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty member. She will also serve as the College of Health Sciences