Encouraging responsible global citizenship and understanding is an important aspect of the Drake education. Mitch Webster, a P4 student in Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, had the opportunity to advance his understanding of global responsibility as the United States’ representative at the World Youth for Ethics in Business Forum in Brussels, Belgium,...
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Health care in 2014: A roundtable discussion
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010. Three years later, many Americans are left with unanswered questions. In an effort to help educate Iowans on the new law, the Drake College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Rahul Parsa, Principal Financial Group Distinguished Professor and professor of actuarial...
Community and global engagement continues to rise in the CPHS
Community and global engagement have long been priorities for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) at Drake University. But, with a new dean and strategic planning in full force, the college’s commitment to community and global responsibility is on track to reach new heights. Denise Soltis, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, has...
Drake Law professor and students submit position paper to Hong Kong government
Peter K. Yu, Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law and the director of the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake Law School, submitted a position paper to the Hong Kong government in November. The paper was developed with the assistance of three Drake Law students: Timothy Alberts, La’Cee Groetken, and Kyle Mendenhall.
Joan McAlister receives visual communication award
Professor McAlister received the award in November at the Visual Communication Division Business Meeting at the National Communication Association Convention in Washington D.C. The award is the most competitive in its division.
Drake University’s Comparison Project hosts a Christian Mysticism lecture
Timothy Knepper, associate professor of philosophy and department chair at Drake University, is delivering a lecture on the topic of Christian mysticism as part of the Comparison Project’s fall programming.
Gun club can exist next to school
Jerry Anderson, professor of law at the Drake University Law School, provides legal insight in a story about a new Waukee school district campus being built beside a gun club.
Survey of Chichaqua Bottoms aims to help endangered species
A story on Keith Summerville and a team of Drake students who will survey mammals in the Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt early next year in an effort to preserve endangered species in the ecologically rich area.
Cyber Monday shoppers: Plan to be patient on Web’s busiest retail day
Natalie Adkins, associate professor of marketing, comments on Cyber Monday shopping.
Thanksgiving scrambles workers’ schedules
Natalie Adkins, associate professor of marketing, comments on holiday shopping and the strategy behind stores opening for longer hours.