Year: 2011

The Sustainable Agricultural Land Stewardship project by Drake University's Agricultural Law Center and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University seeks to answer: With tenant farming on the rise, what happens to conservation efforts on those agricultural properties?

Becky Eaton, a Drake University graduate, has blended her interests in food and fitness and an entrepreneurial spirit to launch a health-conscious business. "Becky's Healthy Kitchen" in Indianapolis includes hands-on cooking classes and small-group fitness classes.

Dennis Goldford, political science professor at Drake University, appeared on Iowa Public Radio's "The Exchange" to discuss the political implications of a withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Michael Woods is learning to read thanks to Drake University's Adult Literacy Program and his volunteer tutor Bill Barnes. "It's just hard to say how thankful I am," Woods says. "My biggest goal right now is when I finish the program to teach somebody else."

Jonathan Rosenbloom, a Drake University law professor, offers analysis of nursing homes' status as a hybrid of commercial and residential structures. "Residential property owners traditionally have been given a tax break because government wants to encourage individual homeownership," he said. "If a nursing-home chain owns dozens of homes that serve thousands of people, that may not fit the intent of the residential rollback."

The Drake University men's basketball program has added Stan Johnson as another assistant coach. Head coach Mark Phelps said Monday that Johnson will join the staff after three years at the University of Utah.