A flash mob of Drake music students entertained the Monday lunchtime crowd at Mars Café in Des Moines with a surprise performance of the "Ode to Joy" chorus from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
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Drake continues to shine in rankings of overall quality, selectivity, and class size
Drake University improved its overall ranking to stand alone in third among Midwest master's universities in the U.S. News Best Colleges 2012 rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
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Faculty and staff honored at Drake’s fall Convocation
Three members of the Drake University staff were presented with Madelyn M. Levitt Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the annual Fall Faculty and Staff Convocation in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main.
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What Robert Reich’s talk at Drake means for entrepreneurs (Video)
Reich used President Obama's address as a launching point for his own talk, which also borrowed heavily from ideas explored in Reich's most recent book, "Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future."
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American Economic Decline? Exaggerated
Thomas Root, associate professor in finance at Drake University, discusses the position of the U.S. in the global economy. "The largest change over the last 10 to 15 years has been the growth of emerging markets," he says. "The BRIC countries capture the headlines, but many smaller countries, like some in South America and Asia, are having an increase in production."
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Drake welcomes visitors for 2011 Parents and Family Weekend
Drake University will welcome parents and family of students this weekend with a packed schedule of events Friday, Sept. 16-Sunday, Sept. 18.
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Drake hosts refugee student choir concert
The Striving for Eternal Life (SFEL) Choir will visit Drake University at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 to share their uplifting reggae gospel sound along with their stories of hardship as refugee students from Burundi. The choir is led by Drake student Vincent Niyokwizera.
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Renovated “Digital Palace” Greets First Class
Prof. Lytle’s JMC73 Radio News was the first Electronic Media class to meet in the renovated Meredith Hall Room 2. The space has entered its final stages of modernization begun early in the summer. The lab provides 18 flat-screen Macs packed with Final Cut Pro and other essential software.
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Fall Prevention at Four Mile
Students in the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences working under preceptor Dr. Nora Stelter administered screenings for the Polk County Health Department and Polk County Senior Services "Fall" Prevention Day.
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Learn over the lunch hour with the DUSCI math and science lecture series
The fall 2011 Drake University Science Colloquium Series features seven Drake professors discussing their research.