John F. Gelson, a 1981 Drake University Law School graduate, doesn't change clothes in a phone booth or leap tall buildings in a single bound, but he's twice earned the title of super.
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Pharmacy students gain compounding lab with gift from Larry and Sandy Mayhew
Drake pharmacy students are gaining a state-of-the-art compounding laboratory where they'll learn how to prepare medications that are not commercially available, thanks to a $500,000 gift from Drake alumnus Larry Mayhew and his wife, Sandy.
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Other faculty kudos…
Jerry Anderson, the Richard M. and Anita Calkins professor of law at Drake University, received the 2006 Leland S. Forrest Award for outstanding teaching in the Drake Law School.
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Top science professors honored
The Drake University Board of Trustees recently named Ronald Torry, Drake professor of pharmacology, and Maria Bohorquez, Drake associate professor of chemistry, Windsor Professors in Science.
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Stars align for stellar scholar, scholarship
This fall, Lauren Mattern will study at the school of her dreams, in pursuit of her dream career - and it won't cost her a dime.
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Student activist achieves enlightenment
The Network of Enlightened Women (NEW) recently named Drake University senior Danielle Sturgis "Enlightened Woman of the Year" at its first national conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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Volcanoes, UFOs and puzzling paradoxes: RaySociety fires up for fall classes
Drake's RaySociety plans a plethora of interesting courses and entertaining social events for fall. Upcoming classes range from a course on understanding volcanic eruptions to a discussion of the UFO enigma.
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Panel of Writers to Discuss National Identity at Drake Sept. 7
Mimi Khalivati CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, 515-271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu Three poets from the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program will participate in a panel discussion on “Writing With (And Against) National Identity” at Drake University on Thursday, Sept. 7. The event, which is free and open to the public as part of Drake’s Writers and Critics Series,...
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Explore Mysteries of the Universe at Drake Observatory
Black holes, warp drive, worm holes, and aliens are among the topics that will be examined at the Drake Municipal Observatory this fall in a series of programs beginning Friday, Sept. 8, that are free and open to the public.
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Drake Law Prof to Present Oral Argument Before the Iowa Supreme Court in Case that Sparked Subpoena of Drake Records
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, on the case of State v. Hutchison, which involves the arrest of peace protesters outside the STARC Armory in November 2003.