Bonded Through Baldness: DMU Students Shave Their Heads in Support of Pediatric Cancer Research
WEST DES MOINES, IA (04/14/2025) Medical school is often described as a journey filled with challenges, long hours and a commitment to helping others. For a few Des Moines University Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2028 students, that journey recently took on a more personal meaning. Mark Nemcek, Jackson Watson, Donald Walk and Lane Mulder shaved their heads as part of a St. Baldrick's Foundation event, standing in solidarity with their friend and fellow student, Tanner Kelm, who had childhood
DMU Researchers Present Forensic Anthropology Findings at National Conference
WEST DES MOINES, IA (03/31/2025) Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences anatomy professor, Heather Garvin, Ph.D., along with postdoctoral researcher, Stephanie Cole, Ph.D., and DMU students Meghan Gast, M.S.A.'28 and Gloria Eddy, M.S.A.'29, attended the American Academy of Forensic Sciences conference in Baltimore in February 2025. The annual national conference unites leading forensic scientists from across the world to exchange knowledge, advance research and foster collaboration. Garvin,
