On October 29th, the Turner Jazz Center will present a ground-breaking concert in its yearly series. The upcoming performance by The Zodiac Trio, the rhythmic core of the New York based jazz/new music group The Zodiac Ensemble, will push listeners' definitions of jazz as an art form. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m.
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Stars and guitars combine for lecture and concert event
On Saturday, October 29, Charles Nelson, Paul Wilson, Michael Curry and Athan Petridis will combine their talents in "Guitars Under the Stars," a unique event that will combine history, music and astronomy.
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Drake student Amy Powell personal essay
Amy Powell, PharmD candidate 2013, writes about growing up with diabetes. She is in the diabetes concentration in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
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Organic farming: Going against the grains
Neil Hamilton, director of the Agricultural Law Center at Drake University, is quoted in a story about a man who is midway through the three-year process of converting most of his family's 100-year-old, 1,000-acre farm to production of organic corn and vegetables, grass-fed cattle and chickens raised outside of confinements.
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New classes: Business Fundamentals and Social Media Strategies
The Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication will offer two new classes this spring semester: Business Fundamentals for Communications Professionals and Social Media Strategies.
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Writers & Critics Series: Amy Letter, writer
Amy Letter, Assistant Professor of Fiction and New Media, will host a reading of her own work on Wednesday, Oct. 26 as part of Drake's Writers and Critics Series.
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Pharmacy students promote Script Your Future campaign and American Pharmacists Month
Drake University pharmacy students are hosting two events this October, a "Test your Health Fair" and "Running of the White Coats," to raise awareness regarding the importance of taking medicine as directed. Both events are focused on the Drake community.
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Drake to host lecture on media’s role in the Arab spring
Malek Mohamed Awny, an Egyptian journalist, will discuss his first-hand experiences covering recent revolutionary events in the Arab world.
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Dr. Thomas Rosburg presented with Sierra Club Iowa Chapter 2011 Environmental Educator Award
The award highlighted Dr. Rosburg's outstanding work in Drake University's biology department. He was one of four award recipients at the Sierra Club's annual dinner.
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Magazine capstone students launch Urban Plains Magazine
The fall magazine capstone class launched the Urban Plains Magazine website last week. The site covers lifestyle issues for Midwesterners, with both original and aggregated content.