On Wednesday, Oct. 5, Drake University's fall 2011 'Let's DU Lunch' speaker series will continue with a discussion led by Susan Moritz, president of the Iowa Public Television Foundation.
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Zimbabwean politician to visit Drake to discuss struggle for democracy
Roy Bennett, Zimbabwe's deputy minister of agriculture, will give a lecture titled "The Struggle for Democracy in Zimbabwe" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
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Drake Agricultural Law Center to co-sponsor Agriculture for Life event
The Iowa Environmental Council and Drake Law Agricultural Law Center presents Agriculture for Life, our annual conference on November 3 in Drake University’s Olmsted Center, featuring Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet.
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Post-doctoral research professor Chen Gong to lecture at Drake Law
Professor Chen Gong will present a lecture titled “Fast-Track/Trade Promotion Authority and U.S.-China Free Trade Agreement", Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 1:00 pm in Cartwright Hall Room 206.
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Renner in Rwanda (Part 3)
Michael Renner, professor of biology and psychology, is blogging about his experience learning about opportunities for students within the Gishwati Area Conservation Program.
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Briefly Noted: The Creation of “˜Closure”
A brief book review of Nancy Berns' book "Closure," says the author argues persuasively that it's wrong to expect everyone else to follow a formulaic healing process aimed at moving on.
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Acorn squash hails from D.M.
But for about 10 years in the early 20th century, most of the country's growers would have called the green acorn squash a "Des Moines squash." This bit of history will be highlighted next week at the annual Buy Fresh/Buy Local Harvest Party at Drake University.
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Voss and Zimpleman featured speakers at discussion of Affordable Care Act and long-term care insurance market
An Oct. 3 roundtable discussion of the Affordable Care Act and future of the long-term care insurance market will feature representatives from Drake University, Iowa Insurance Division, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, John Hancock and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Drake to host ISU political science professor for discussion of current foreign policy
ISU professor James McCormick will present a lecture, titled Barack Obama: A Foreign Policy of Change? at 7:30 p.m. October 3 in Bulldog Auditorium.
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Anderson Gallery joins with AIGA Iowa to exhibit award-winning designs
The upcoming exhibition at Anderson Gallery, AIGA 365, showcases more than 100 best examples of communication design from 2009. The exhibition will also include a screening of the movie Handmade Nation.