Pharmacy students, staff and faculty have rallied behind popular professor Lon Larson, PH'71, professor of pharmacy administration, with an outpouring of support since he was diagnosed last fall with a rare, aggressive type of cancer.
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LAW SCHOOL NEWS
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver recently signed legislation drafted and championed by Drake University law students that mandates visitation rights for siblings split up through the foster care and adoptive placement process in Iowa.
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Law school names first intellectual property law prof
Peter Yu, associate professor of law and the founding director of the nationally ranked Intellectual Property and Communications Law Program at Michigan State University College of Law, has been named the inaugural Kern Family chair in intellectual property law and director of the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake Law School.
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Drake alum leads refugee hike, seeks pledges
Paul Webering, AS'06, is directing the first Iowa Corridor Hike to Help Refugees, which will raise funds to provide family-sized tents for refugees in Afghanistan and Darfur.
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New Residential/Retail Complex to be Named Drake West Village
The $37 million mixed-use housing and retail complex that Drake University and Hubbell Realty Company are developing at 30th Street and Carpenter Avenue will be called Drake West Village.
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Simon Estes to Share Life Insights at Ray Pugh Institute
World-renowned opera singer Simon Estes will share life experiences and insights at the 13th annual Ray Pugh Institute of New Hope on Sunday, May 20.
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Drake Offers Scholarships for Free Cello Instruction
The Drake University Department of Music will hold auditions for middle and high school cellists on May 23 to select recipients of scholarship awards for free cello instruction at Drake during the 2007-08 academic year.
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Drake Law School Names First Intellectual Property Law Prof
Peter Yu has been named the inaugural Kern Family chair in intellectual property law and director of the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake University Law School.
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Honors Student Council Unveils New Web Magazine
"A Taste of Drake," the official magazine of the Drake University Honors Student Council, launched recently. Find the magazine online at www.drake.edu/honors.