Drake Law School alumna DaNita Murray, director of public policy in the National Corn Growers Association's Washington, D.C. office, will join the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee as counsel for Chairman Frank Lucas.
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Year: 2011
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Iowa student relives experience in Cairo
Cairo native and Drake University Professor Mahmoud Hamad said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's refusal to step down was not enough for many Egyptians. [After this story published, Mubarak abruptly announced he was stepping down.]
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Meet the Iowa Press
Hugh Winebrenner, former dean of the College of Business and Public Administration, and politics professor Dennis Goldford get due recognition in this article about Iowa's political reporters.
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Adult Leadership Professor Receives Certification
Dr. Cris Wildermuth has earned the Senior Professional in Human Resources certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute
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Why did 26 Republicans vote against the Patriot Act?
Politics professor Dennis Goldford said 26 Republican votes against the Patriot Act extension "sends a signal" that some "purist types... will be willing to go over the cliff with flag waving and not worry about the consequences."
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Spring new media workshops at Drake University
Sign up for workshops on web design, Wordpress, shooting and editing video and writing for the web at the Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Need moral, legal, scientific perspectives on stem cell research
Featured in the Des Moines Register
By Jennifer Bard, visiting professor of law
The current debate in Iowa and many other states over whether embryonic stem cell research should be made illegal is not only appropriate but important. But it needs to take place within the context of facts.
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Santorum weighs 2012 presidential bid
Drake professor Arthur Sanders, the Levitt distinguished professor of politics, said that although Former Sen. Rick Santorum would be a long shot, he has appeal with social conservatives who have strong sway in Iowa's leadoff Republican caucuses.
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Reconnecting famous central Iowa names with the stories behind them
WHO TV reporter Andy Fales connects once prominent Des Moines figures with their namesakes in this local history segment. Gen. Francis Marion Drake and George T. Carpenter, the University's first president, are included.
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National Alumni Award winners announced
The Drake University National Alumni Association Board has selected seven accomplished alumni as recipients of the annual National Alumni Awards. The winning group features graduates who've gone on to excel as an Emmy award-winning actor, a Secret Service agent and more.