Drake University will host free lectures this week by a University of Minnesota professor whose team recently had an anti-seizure drug approved by the FDA and by one of his graduate students, a Drake pharmacy alumna.
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Vitha publishes textbook on chromatography
Mark Vitha, professor of chemistry and a Windsor Professor of Science at Drake University, published a new textbook titled "Chromatography: Principles and Instrumentation."
The Ray Center receives $20K grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University has received a $20,000 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity to fund CHARACTER COUNTS! programming for early childhood centers.
Rosburg wins statewide conservation award
Drake University Professor of Biology Thomas R. Rosburg will receive a statewide award in recognition of his extensive conservation efforts.
Valdovinos to serve on Association for Professional Behavior Analysts board
Maria Valdovinos, associate professor of psychology, has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Association for Professional Behavior Analysts.
Sarah Ramsey hired as director of Drake University Executive Education Center
The Executive Education Center at Drake University hired its first full-time director, Sarah Ramsey.
Lam receives 2016 Critics’ Choice Book Award
Kevin Lam, assistant professor of urban and diversity education at Drake University, has received a 2016 Critics’ Choice book award for his book titled Youth Gangs, Racism, and Schooling: Vietnamese American Youth in a Postcolonial Context.
Keys to Excellence Piano Series launches fourth season on Oct. 24
Drake University’s Keys to Excellence Piano Series will open its fourth season with a performance by Lori Sims, professor of piano at Western Michigan University.
Boldon named the Franklin ‘Pitch’ Johnson Director of the Drake Relays
Drake University director of athletics Sandy Hatfield Clubb has announced the hiring of Blake Boldon as the 12th Franklin ‘Pitch’ Johnson Director of the Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee.
How one university enticed a world-famous rapper to stop by campus at 2 a.m.
Drake, the chart-topping rapper, visited Drake University after students campaigned for years to attract the musician to campus.