Firefighters, school offer free lifesaving training Nov 29, 2007
The training, offered once a month by Glendale firefighters and Midwestern University, focuses on continuous chest compression, or CCC. It also focuses on the use of automated external defibrillators, which can shock a heart and get it going again. "These two elements are vital to survival during sudden cardiac arrest," said Firefighter Daniel Valenzuela, a Glendale Fire Department spokesman. (AZCentral -- News)
Greater Phoenix Economic Council names new chairs, board members Nov 4, 2007
Other board officers are Rich Dozer, principal of cdk Partners and former Arizona Diamondbacks president, treasurer; Ivan Johnson, vice president of community relations for Cox Communications, secretary; and Kathleen H. Goeppinger, president and chief executive officer of Midwestern University, immediate past chair. New appointments to the executive committee include Paul Johnson, chief executive officer of Old World Homes; Don Kile, senior vice president of the Ellman Cos. (AZCentral -- Business)
Bryan Cave, Cardinals execs to lead GPEC board Nov 2, 2007
Michael Bidwill, president of the Arizona Cardinals, will serve as vice chair; Rich Dozer, principal, cdk Partners, as treasurer; Ivan Johnson, vice president, community relations/tele video, Cox Communications, as secretary; and Kathleen H. Goeppinger, president and CEO, Midwestern University, as immediate past chair. "GPEC's success would not be possible without the tremendous leadership of our board of directors," said Barry Broome, GPEC president and CEO. "The board is committed to helping... (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
3 walks will raise funds for diabetes group Sep 29, 2007
The walks, which cost $15 for adult participants and are free for those 18 and younger, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon today at Rawhide on the Gila River Reservation, Interstate 10 and Exit 162; 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Midwestern University, 19555 N. 59th Ave. in Glendale; and 8 a.m. to noon Sunday at Arizona Center, 455 N Third St. in Phoenix. Diabetes. (AZCentral -- Business)
Health care woes: City Council sees national issue through SV hospitals eyes Sep 12, 2007
July 1 marked the beginning of the SVRHC residency program with Midwestern University, a program that hopes to land some new physicians in town. Since the Fort Huachuca hospital was downgraded to a clinic, the physician-recruiting efforts at SVRHC have been much tougher, Wagner said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
9/11 memorial still a lightning rod Sep 10, 2007
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Age of 9/11: Sheldon Wagman, clinical professor of psychiatry at Midwestern University, discusses the topic from 7-9 p.m., Tuesday at Foothills Branch Library, 19055 N. 57th Ave., Glendale. Information: (623) 930-3846 or www. (AZCentral -- News)
SOSU Parents' Day set for October Sep 9, 2007
The afternoon highlight features coach Ray Richards' Savage Storm hosting the Midwestern University Mustangs at 2:30 p.m. at Paul Laird Field. Pre-game activities start at 2 p.m. and include on-field introduction of the Distinguished Alumni. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
UA aims to reduce doctor shortage Sep 4, 2007
The private Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale graduates 130 students a year ... Midwestern University has established a residency rotation program in which third-year medical students are trained in a rural Arizona community and receive post-graduate training at hospitals in Kingman and Sierra Vista. (AZCentral -- News)
Work goes on at Glendale med school Aug 27, 2007
Midwestern University carrying out major expansions ... Midwestern University students will navigate plenty of construction when classes begin today, thanks to $140 million in capital improvements. (AZCentral -- News)
Oracle sees gold in unified comms Aug 23, 2007
A telecommunications manager at a midwestern university medical center, who asked not to be named, thinks one size may not fit all parts of his organization. He'll leave the choice to departments and then put together a system that makes sense for each. (InfoWorld)
Ex-Raider, Lumberjack Wahl ready for pro debut in Sweden Aug 19, 2007
She is not going to get rich by playing overseas but the opportunity was still worth it to put off graduate classes in the occupational therapy program at Midwestern University in Phoenix. Visby is located on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, about 120 miles south of the country 's capital city of Stockholm. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
NYPD Warns Of Mounting Homegrown Terror Threat; Radical Ways... Aug 16, 2007
I work at a large midwestern university, and when the students come back from being gone all summer in the homes in the Middle East, I worry. Are they in training camps while they are gone. (The Drudge Report)
Why today's bugs aren't giant-sized Aug 15, 2007
Alex Kaiser of Midwestern University and his colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory and Arizona State University delved deeper by shining X-rays on four living , ranging in body mass by a factor of 1,000. This allowed the team to measure the exact dimensions of the beetles' tracheal tubes. (MSNBC -- Technology)
X-ray Images Help Explain Limits To Insect Body Size Aug 13, 2007
A collaborative team of researchers from Argonne's Advanced Photon Source (APS), Midwestern University and Arizona State University wanted to study how beetles' tracheal systems change as their body sizes increase ... We were surprised to find that the effect is most pronounced in the orifices leading to the legs, where more and more of the space is taken up by tracheal tubes in larger species, said Alex Kaiser, biologist at Midwestern University. (Science Daily)
Why Were Prehistoric Insects Huge? Aug 9, 2007
D., of Midwestern University s Department of Physiology, Division of Basic Sciences, was the lead author in a recent study to help determine why insects, once dramatically larger than they are today, have seen such a remarkable reduction in size over the course of history ... Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Midwestern University. (Science Daily)
Glendale wins dental clinic Aug 1, 2007
15 sites tried to woo Midwestern University facility ... Midwestern University has announced that the state's largest university-run dental clinic will be built on its Glendale campus, rather than in one of the 15 Arizona communities that had vied for the facility. (AZCentral -- News)
University still undecided on dental clinic sites Jul 31, 2007
A half-year after Midwestern University placed Glendale and eight other cities on a short list of candidates for proposed dental clinics, the school has yet to choose sites ... Midwestern University is still considering nine cities as potential sites for university-run dental clinics ... Source: Midwestern University. (AZCentral -- Business)
NCAA not above blurring language Jun 15, 2007
My favorite creative headline of the year came from a small Midwestern university, which in January led a news release with this: "Ohio Athletics Announces Changes to Sport Offerings."No lie there. Ohio University was about to make changes, major ones, most notably the elimination of men's indoor track, men's outdoor track, men's swimming, men's diving and women's lacrosse. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
It's Hot On Stage Jun 14, 2007
The play, based on a true story, centers on professor of history in a Midwestern university who stands up for freedom of speech in the midst of World War I.. Week of Aug. 6. (CTNow.com)
Five doctors leaving Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Jun 12, 2007
He completed his internship and residency at Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Hogg is board eligible with the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The eyes have it: Midwestern University creating state's first optometry school Jun 3, 2007
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Midwestern University creating optometry school Jun 2, 2007
The eyes have it: Midwestern University creating state's first optometry school - The Business Journal of Phoenix ... The eyes have it: Midwestern University creating state's first optometry school. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
State-of-the-art family clinic opens at Midwestern campus Jun 1, 2007
Entry to Midwestern University Clinic at the southeast corner of 59th Avenue and Utopia Drive ... Midwestern University officially opened their new medical clinic last Monday morning ... All of the beautiful colorful paintings by artist Julie Jenkins decorating the clinics walls and patient rooms were chosen by Midwestern University President Kathleen Goeppinger, Williams noted. (Glendale Star, AZ)
ASU baseball edges UA in duel May 26, 2007
BTW, the largest med school in the state is Midwestern University in Glendale -- their class size just went from 130 to 240 students per year plus a pharmacy school, podiatry, PA school, occupational therpy and a bunch of other stuff. (Mike2190, May 25, 2007 04:20PM). (AZCentral -- Sports)
Career Education Corp. Apr 24, 2007
The state Attorney General's office said Monday it has reached settlements with one Midwestern university and two educational institutions in the ongoing probe into college lending practices. The latest agreements announced by AG Andrew Cuomo involve in St. Louis and and , two for profit post-secondary institutions operating out of Illinois. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Forum: Democratizing education Apr 22, 2007
I wonder if a course of study at an Ivy League school is really more rigorous than what I experienced at a reputable Midwestern university or is it that once you are accepted, you simply attend classes among higher-caliber students. If I acquired a syllabus and did all the work expected of an undergraduate student, would anyone take me seriously if I said I attended Yale. (Washington Times, DC)
Physician flies solo Mar 27, 2007
Mihir Naik, 24, a second-year medical student at Midwestern University in Chicago, shadowed Ochi last summer while he was home in Cerritos on break from school. Naik, whose undergraduate degree is in electrical engineering, dreams of practicing medicine in a way that uses technology to eliminate weighty bureaucracies that bog down many practices. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Educational Camps Mar 16, 2007
Midwestern University Health Careers Institute: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, July 12-21 ... Midwestern University, 19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale. (AZCentral -- Families)
G. Allen Johnson's picks Mar 11, 2007
"Dark Matter" (Chen Shi-Zheng, USA 90 min.) The Closing Night film of the festival, perhaps because of the presence of Meryl Streep, the debut film of noted new york-based Chinese opera director Chen about a Chinese cosmology student at a Midwestern university in the early 1990s attempts to be a troubling portrait of an ambitiously brilliant mind thwarted by those who fell threatened by it, with a bit of culture clash thrown into the mix. Unfortunately, this well-meaning film is a total misfire,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
U.S. is getting smarter Feb 19, 2007
Raymond Eve of the University of Texas at Arlington had mixed news in surveys of students at an unnamed Midwestern university. The share that believed aliens had visited Earth fell from 25% in 1983 to 15% in 2006. (USA Today -- Tech)
Americans' Scientific Knowledge Climbs Feb 18, 2007
" One problem, she said, is that pseudoscience can speak to the meaning of life in ways that science does not. For example, she said, for many women, having a good life still depends on whom they marry. "What does astrology speak to (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Driver's side skin cancers on the rise Feb 6, 2007
Drivers who spend a significant amount of time in their cars might find themselves in the fast lane for developing future skin cancers, according to new research examining the incidence of left-sided skin cancers in patients and driving trends of adults seen at a Midwestern university dermatology clinic. more. (SpiritIndia)
Your old editor acknowledges some milestones Feb 4, 2007
Forty years ago this week I began classes at Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas, from where I would eventually graduate. Forty years ago this April I went to work as a sportswriter at the Wichita Falls Times d News, never knowing that I was choosing my lifetime line of work. (Dunlap Reporter, IA)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jan 30, 2007
Editor -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's position on troop withdrawal from Iraq is right on point ("Pelosi's Trip: She believes more strongly that withdrawal will help region, says troops deserve better policies than president's,'' Jan. 29). They are better off without us. Our presence is detrimental to the entire region. We are perceived by the Iraqi people and most of the Middle East as an occupying Christian army waging war in their Islamic country. That was, is and always will be a formula for... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
St. Joe's, Creighton consider closer ties Jan 25, 2007
Currently, St. Joseph's trains six to eight Creighton students, 12 to 15 University of Arizona students and one to two Midwestern University students. The hospital also trains hundreds of fourth-year students, who come from more than 100 medical schools. (AZCentral -- Business)
Against the Day Jan 16, 2007
Then there are brief turns by inventor Nikola Tesla; a British secret society code-named T.W.I.T; a Midwestern university charged with making time travel possible; the 1893 Chicago World's Fair; a mariachi band called Gaston Villa and his Bughouse Bandeleros; submarines that travel under desert sands; copious amounts of absinthe, opium, and other mind-altering substances; and a partridge in a pear tree. Seriously, even Cecil B. DeMille would have thrown up his hands in despair. (Christian Science Monitor)
Colleges to put campuses in Goodyear Nov 27, 2006
There are several private non-traditional schools, such as the University of Phoenix and Midwestern University ... Northern Arizona University, based in Flagstaff, and Midwestern University, with a campus in Glendale, have expressed interest in working with Goodyear. (AZCentral -- News)
Arizona's most intriguing Chief executives make their mark across the state Nov 23, 2006
Another "meds and eds" player is Kathleen Goeppinger, president of Midwestern University in Glendale, which operates a for-profit osteopathic medical school. Goeppinger is overseeing an expansion of programs at Midwestern, and has also proven a crafty infighter in protecting the school's interests at the Legislature. (AZCentral -- Business)
'Soil' snob prompts dirty exchange Nov 15, 2006
But when I wrote something about "digging in the dirt," this professor at a great Midwestern university objected, insisting that I need to be correct and call it "soil.". Scuze me, Doc, but that "horti-holier than thou" approach may work on campus, and with Master Gardeners you train, but real gardeners know that dirt and soil are the same thing - just like a compost system and a leaf pile, and car tags and license plates. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Goodyear, colleges may team up Nov 11, 2006
Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Ill. and Glendale. (AZCentral -- News)
UMR alum endows scholarship Nov 3, 2006
Through this scholarship, we want to give new generations of young men and women from the east a chance to get an education at an outstanding Midwestern university. UMR Chancellor Dr. John F. Carney III expressed his gratitude for the scholarship. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
Boulder County on the ballot Nov 2, 2006
D. as we listed in our Election Guide) degree from Midwestern University, residencies in general surgery and emergency medicine, and is a board certified emergency room physician at the Medical Center of Aurora. The Boulder Police Officers Association union and the Longmont Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 6 have actually endorsed Floyd, primarily due to desires for better communication and faster releases of information from the Coroner's office to local law enforcement. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Ariz. sees increase in physicians Nov 2, 2006
Arizona has two osteopathic schools: A.T. Still University in Mesa and Midwestern University in Glendale. Doctors moving to the state tend to be family practitioners, internists, radiologists and anesthesiologists. (AZCentral -- News)
College Students Unaware of Hepatitis C Risks Oct 27, 2006
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- About 75 percent of U.S. college students have behaviors such as sharing body jewelry and getting tattoos that put them at risk for hepatitis C, according to a survey of 610 undergraduates at a large Midwestern university. The study also found that many of the students didn't know about the risk factors for hepatitis C. For example, 27 percent of the students didn't know that hepatitis C could be spread through intravenous drug use, while 77 percent didn't... (MEDLINEplus)
Midwestern University marks decade of Glendale growth Oct 20, 2006
But 10 years ago, the city won another important competition when it landed Midwestern University and its medical students ... Midwestern University was founded near Chicago in 1900 and began looking to expand with a sister campus in the 1990s ... In that environment, Midwestern University stepped in to fill a void, graduating 727 physicians in the past 10 years and about 2,200 doctoral students in all. (AZCentral -- News)
Communities court $50 mil dental clinic Oct 16, 2006
Fifteen communities across the Valley and beyond are vying for the chance to become home to Midwestern University's future $50 million dental clinic ... Fifteen cities are vying to host Midwestern University's future $50 million dental clinic ... Source: Midwestern University. (AZCentral -- Business)
More oxygen could make giant bugs Oct 12, 2006
Not all the insects back then were giants, but still, "maybe 10 percent were big enough to be considered giant," insect physiologist Alexander Kaiser at Midwestern University in Glendale, Ariz. told LiveScience. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Giant insects might reign if only there was more oxygen in the air Oct 11, 2006
The study, "No giants today: tracheal oxygen supply to the legs limits beetle size,'' will be presented Oct. 10 and 11 at Comparative Physiology 2006: Integrating Diversity. The conference will be held Oct. 8-11 in Virginia Beach. The research was carried out by Alexander Kaiser and Michael C. Quinlan of Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona; J. Jake Socha and Wah-Keat Lee, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL; and Jaco Klok and Jon F. Harrison, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.... (EurekAlert!)
Regional business news at a glance Oct 10, 2006
Officers include Chairman Kathleen H. Geoppinger, President and CEO of Midwestern University; Vice Chairman Ben Campbell, chairman and CEO of Chase Bank Arizona; Secretary R. Neil Irwin, partner at Bryan Cave; and Treasurer Rich Dozer, former president of the Arizona Diamondbacks. www. (AZCentral -- Business)
Misconstrued phrases, songs keep us laughing Oct 9, 2006
A friend who taught at a Midwestern university sent Peabody another of her favorites. The woman had received a paper in which a student wrote, "I took it with a grain assault." Peabody still laughs aloud telling that one. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Racism in USDA? Oct 2, 2006
When I got my PhD back in the 1980s at a prominent Midwestern University, racism in the School of Agriculture was open. no one even tried to hide it. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
A.T. Still University Sep 19, 2006
Midwestern University also has a medical school in Glendale, and continues to expand its efforts in the health arena. Most recently, Midwestern announced plans to open a dental school, making it the second dental school in the state. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Students Giving Up on Reading Sep 6, 2006
It began with a fellow who was two months away from graduating from a well-respected Midwestern university. "And what was the impetus for that?" I asked as he finished a presentation. (The Ledger)
Local site is sought for new dental clinic Aug 21, 2006
WEST VALLEY - Midwestern University is shopping around the Valley for a site for its $50 million dental clinic, and several cities have expressed interest in playing host to the state-of-the-art facility ... Source: Midwestern University. (AZCentral -- News)
Want to lose weight? Use smaller plates Aug 18, 2006
To investigate, Wansink and his team conducted a study of 85 nutrition experts, including faculty, staff, and graduate students, from a large midwestern university, who attended an ice cream social. They were randomly given a 17 ounce or 34 ounce bowl along with a 2 ounce or 3 ounce ice cream scoop and allowed to serve themselves ice cream. (MSNBC -- Health)
EIU elected officials thank workers for construction efforts on campus Aug 4, 2006
What you do with the physical facilities continues to move us toward the goal of being the best public Midwestern university we can be, said Hencken. Everyone in this room has a job because of the students, and everything is done for the students. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Candidates agree on most issues Aug 4, 2006
He cited examples such as Midwestern University. here is growth, maturity, decline and then redevelopment. (Glendale Star, AZ)
School seeks physicians for rural hospitals Aug 2, 2006
Midwestern University, the state's largest medical school, suggested using scholarships as an incentive to draw doctors to at-risk areas ... "Now that we have the monies, we are in dialogue with Yuma," Midwestern University President Kathleen Goeppinger said. (AZCentral -- News)
A life of service Jul 18, 2006
D. in philosophy at the University of Hawaii and just graduated with a degree in osteopathic medicine at Phoenix's Midwestern University last month. Now, the former officer is embarking on a four-year residency in psychiatry in Loma Linda, Calif. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Student News Jul 14, 2006
Cori Norgaard recently graduated with a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Midwestern University in Glendale, Ariz. She is the daughter of Edward and Colleen Miller. (Helena Independent Record)
Bowling Green State University Becomes the First Midwestern University to Provide LifeLock Service Jul 11, 2006
Retirement & Planning. July 10, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Bowling Green State University joins the University of Oklahoma in proactively deterring thieves by making the LifeLock Identity Theft Service available for purchase by members of the campus community. (Primezone Releases)
Midwestern responds to Arizona's healthcare needs May 5, 2006
Kathleen Goeppinger, President and CEO of Midwestern University, is preparing for a major expansion at the Glendale campus ... Celebrating its 10th year in Glendale, Midwestern University has announced plans for a 140 million expansion that will be completed over the next five years ... To learn more about Midwestern University visit the Web site at www. (Glendale Star, AZ)
University plans major expansion May 4, 2006
Midwestern University officials will invest $140 million in the medical school's campus to offer Arizona more dentists, clinical psychologists and biomedical scientists over the next decade. As the state's largest medical school, Midwestern's governing board approved the investment to create a dental school and clinic and three new degree programs. (AZCentral -- Business)
Ex-chamber chief named Woman of Year Apr 28, 2006
The other finalists for the award were Kathleen H. Goeppinger, president and chief executive of Midwestern University; Pamela Overton, principal shareholder of Greenberg Traurig LLP; Susan Edwards, president of Banner Health, Arizona Region; and Christine Kajikawa Wilkinson, senior vice president for Arizona State University. Sue Glawe, director of community relations for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Arizona, was presented with the Golden Heart of Business award for her community service. (AZCentral -- Business)
University adding dental school Apr 25, 2006
GLENDALE - Dental schools are on a national upswing, with one of the latest additions popping up at the Glendale campus of Midwestern University. With the nation's population growing larger and getting older, the American Dental Association in January reported an anticipated shortage in dentists. (AZCentral -- News)
