WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 4, 2026) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences honored 48 individuals, including thirteen veterans, at this year's Body Donation Remembrance Ceremony. The annual service took place at 10:30AM, Saturday, May 2, in the Olsen Center at the DMU 32 Health and Business Complex in Des Moines.

DMU faculty, staff, students, and families gathered to remember those who generously donated their bodies to advance medical education.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (April 24, 2026) — The Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences community came together for the eighth annual One Day for DMU campaign — held from noon Wednesday, April 22, to noon Thursday, April 23 — raising an impressive $222,612 from 278 individual donors in just 24 hours.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (April 8, 2026) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has launched a new epidemiology concentration in its Master of Public Health program, becoming the only university in Iowa to offer the concentration fully online.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (March 30, 2026) — The Des Moines University (DMU) College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2026 has achieved a 99% match rate in the 2026 National Resident Matching Program. The results, announced March 20, mark another milestone in DMU's longstanding success in preparing future physicians.