Pramod Mahajan, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, talks with Iowa Public Radio host Ben Kieffer about personalized medicine technology that allows doctors to use the right medicines for the right patients at the right time "” and the ethical and cost considerations of unlocking the secrets that lie in our DNA.
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PBS Nightly Business Report
President Maxwell and Trustee Larry Zimpleman appear in a segment on Des Moines' economic growth. (Begins at about 7:20 of the program.)
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Drake to host personal financial responsibility lecture with Consumer Credit of Des Moines co-founder
Thomas Coates, executive director and co-founder of Consumer Credit of Des Moines, will present a lecture on personal financial responsibility on November 3.
The event is free and open to the public. It will begin at 7 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Ave.
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Drake University introduces professional program on community food system development
Drake's Center for Professional Studies will present a new certificate program designed to provide local leaders with the knowledge and skills to develop and maintain effective community based food systems. The program begins December 9, 2011.
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Law Students Face Higher Consequences Online
An applicant's online persona may have a greater impact on law school chances than in other disciplines. Caroline Bettis, a third-year law student at Drake, says that while she doesn't blame prospective students for being wary about admissions officials checking social media profiles, "it's not practical to say admissions counselors should divide your online personality from who you are in real life."
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Iowa’s strength in financial services
The Nightly Business Report on PBS covers Iowa's economy, including a brief interview with Drake University President David Maxwell. (Segment starts at 7:20)
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Simon Conway Broadcasts From Meredith Hall
WHO-AM talk show host Simon Conway brought his 4 – 7 p.m. program to Drake, Nov. 1. Conway described himself as “a conservative and proud of it.” During his three-hour remote, Conway questioned a roundtable consisting of three Drake Law students and one politics junior. He also took telephone calls.
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Young leaders have stepped up in Dawson, “giving back” to the west central Iowa town
Dawson, Iowa Mayor Colton Morman, a 20-year-old sophomore at Drake University, has decided not to seek re-election because his government duties are crowding his study time. When he was first elected, the 18-year-old high school student made international news.
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Documentarian to discuss film at Drake
The Meredith Magazine Center will sponsor a screening of "Train to Nowhere,"a documentary that chronicles the discovery in 2002 of 11 dead immigrants in a train car in Denison, Iowa, and a lecture by filmmaker Coleen Bradford Krantz.
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Final Let’s DU Lunch lecture will feature Iowa independent winery owner
The final 'Let's DU Lunch' program will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Jean Groben, owner of Jasper Winery, will deliver a lecture on the challenges and rewards of operating a Newton-based winery that utilizes Iowa grown grapes.