WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2026) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences welcomed Elizabeth Kozor MBA, as its first-ever director of corporate, foundation and grants relations.

Kozor will provide leadership in those strategic fundraising efforts for the university, building high-impact relationships locally and nationally to drive significant philanthropic investment in DMU.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 26, 2026) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has received national recognition for the continued growth of its research enterprise with an updated institutional classification from the 

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 11, 2026) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences and the University of New England, a private university in Maine, have entered into a new partnership that expands pathways for UNE students pursuing careers in health sciences.

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.