The Drake University Chamber Choir, choirs from four Des Moines area high schools, and a professional orchestra will perform Gabriel Faure’s well-known Requiem at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9.
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Author Kiese Laymon to deliver free public reading at Drake University
A black southern writer whose work bridges the worlds of high culture and pop culture will meet with Drake University students this fall and deliver a free public reading on Drake’s campus.
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Rovers receives second annual Principal Financial Group Global Citizenship Award
John Rovers, professor of practice in the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, recently was honored with the second annual Principal Financial Group Global Citizenship Award.
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Students win ISU neuroscience competition with Alzheimer’s research
Two Drake University students won first place at an Iowa State University neuroscience competition for research aimed at slowing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Drake University unveils new Tuition Guarantee for fall 2017
Drake University announced today a new tuition model that will help families plan for the cost of a four-year education.
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‘FiveThirtyEight’ gives Trump 61.8 percent chance of winning Iowa
Rachel Paine Caufield, associate professor of political science, says Trump has an advantage in Iowa, in part because Democratic voters were divided by a contentious primary between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
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Haedicke receives grant to study Louisiana coastal restoration initiatives
Michael Haedicke, associate professor of sociology at Drake University, received a grant to support his research on the social and political organization of coastal restoration initiatives in southeastern Louisiana.
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Memetics and the science of going viral
Shontavia Johnson, director of the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake Law School, authored this explanation of why "Who Let the Dogs Out," Grumpy Cat, and similar web crazes gain traction while other trends and ideas quickly fizzle out.
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Robert D. and Billie Ray Center, National Institute for Civil Discourse call for civility and release debate standards for 2016 presidential debates
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center joined the National Institute for Civil Discourse in calling on presidential debate moderators to adopt a set of standards designed to ensure that the 2016 Presidential Debates are fair, informative, and civil.
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Fall series gives global perspectives on social justice
A series of free and low-cost public events at Drake University will highlight the experiences of social justice leaders from developing countries around the world.