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Professor Tom Rosburg receives federal funding for wetlands project
Tom Rosburg, professor of biology at Drake University, recently received federal grant funding from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in the amount of $94,283.
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Drake announces the Zimpleman Global Experiential Learning Fund
Drake University is delighted to announce the establishment of an endowed fund in support of global experiential learning. The Zimpleman Global Experiential Learning Fund is the result of a generous pledge to distinctlyDrake made by Kathleen, LA’76, and Larry, BN’73, GR’79, Zimpleman. “We are very grateful to Kathi and Larry Zimpleman for this transformative gift,”...
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NEW Iowa Financial Literacy Academy
Drake University School of Education (SOE) students will meet for the second time on October 25 as members of the new Iowa Financial Literacy Academy. Dr. Sally Beisser, SOE professor and Joanne Kuster, financial literacy educator and author, provide leadership for the academy based on the legacy of Maddie Levitt’s financial mentorship. This opportunity provides...
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Drake to host 20th annual Halloween Hoops
On Monday, Oct. 28, Drake University will host its 20th annual Halloween Hoops Party for Des Moines area children ages 3–11. The event will be held in the Bell Center on the Drake University campus at 1421 27th Street from 6–8 p.m.
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Gerard M. Gallucci to speak on U.S. intelligence and foreign policy
On Oct. 21, Gerard (Jerry) Gallucci, diplomat-in-residence at Drake University, will lead a discussion titled “The Intelligence Community and U.S. Foreign Policy.” The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Sussman Theater on Drake’s campus. Recent events, including the war in Syria and revelations about the National Security Agency’s activities, have highlighted issues concerning...
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Drake Athletics To Present $10,000 To Healthiest State Initiative
As hundreds of thousands of Iowans take part in Wednesday’s ‘Healthiest State Walk,’ the Drake University athletic department will bolster the Healthiest State Initiative’s cause with proceeds from the Hy-Vee Road Races at the Drake Relays. Drake Athletics will present a $10,000 check to the Healthiest State Initiative at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday (Oct....
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2013-10-092013-12-06by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesePharm NewsletterOfficial News Releases
Drake pharmacy graduate gives back to DELTA Rx Institute
Samantha (Wykle) Zoske, PH’03, and her husband Sam Zoske were one of three finalists in Cardinal Health’s Best Practices Text-to-Vote competition at the annual Retail Business Conference (RBC) for independent pharmacies. The Zoske’s best practice was a prescription auto fill program that eliminates patients’ wait time for prescriptions and helps increase the likelihood that they...
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Drake 3L interns at district attorney’s office in New York
Drake 3L Sasha Mayo spent her last summer of law school interning at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in downtown Brooklyn, NY. Her assignment was in the Domestic Violence Bureau working with the Misdemeanor Assistant District Attorney and the Felony Assistant District Attorney.
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Writing as World Citizenship, a panel reading at Cowles Library
On Oct. 9, the Drake University English Department will host a panel reading titled “Being a Writer in the World: Writing as World Citizenship,” at 3:30 p.m. in Cowles Library Reading Room, 2725 University Ave. Four guests from the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa will lead the event, which is free and...