Jerry E. Honts, associate professor of biology at Drake University and Robert Sterner, biochemistry, cell & molecular biology major at Drake University, were invited to present their latest research at the Iowa Microscopy Society’s annual symposium.
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Basu: We still have a ways to go on race relations
Drake University is mentioned for hosting NPR's Michele Norris for a lecture on race.
‘Startup Boot Camp for Women’ pushes female entrepreneurship
Drake University will host “Startup Boot Camp for Women,” a series of intensive workshop sessions promoting female entrepreneurship over the next two weekends.
NPR’s Michele Norris to give public lecture at Drake University
Michele Norris, National Public Radio (NPR) host and special correspondent, will present “The Race Card Project” on Nov. 6 at Drake University as part of the 2013 WOW! Wonder of Words Festival. The Race Card Project encourages people to share their thoughts about race, ethnicity and cultural identity. This event, which is free and open...
Fulbright Starts Efforts to Help Alumni Keep Global Ties
Drake University is mentioned as one of this year’s Fulbright top producers. The University was also listed as a top producing school in 2012, 2009, and 2006.
Claire Sisco King to deliver lecture on rhetorical and cultural implications of celebrity images
On Nov. 4, Claire Sisco King, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Vanderbilt University, will present “Hitching Wagons to Stars: Celebrity, Allegory, and the Politics of Juxtaposition.” The lecture will begin at 5 p.m. in the Medbury Honors Lounge. King will share insight from her current book project, which examines the rhetoric...
Drake partners with Bloomberg and CFA Society of Iowa to present finance forum
On Friday, Nov. 8, Drake University will host the Fall Finance Forum in collaboration with Bloomberg and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society of Iowa. This event will feature leaders in Islamic finance as well as Bloomberg knowledge experts. The daylong forum is free and open to the public and will be held in the...
Drake to host panel discussion on Islamic finance
On Nov. 7, Drake will host a panel discussion on Islamic finance featuring four experts, including Noripah Kamso, advisor of the Group Islamic Banking Division for Commerce Merchant International Bankers (CMIB). This event, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Sussman Theater at Drake University from 7–8 p.m. Kasmo...
Drake Community Press celebrates first publication with a concert and benefit
On Nov. 2, the Drake Community Press will host a concert and benefit in celebration of its first book, “The Ones I Bring With Me: Iowa’s Young Latinas on Identity, Education, and Success.” The event, which is funded by Drake’s Student Senate, will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the 4th Street Theatre next door...
Drake University to host STEM festival in conjunction with Neil deGrasse Tyson lecture
On Oct. 29, Drake University will host the iExplore Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Festival from 4:30–6 p.m. in Parents Hall of Olmsted Center. Neil deGrasse Tyson, world-renowned astrophysicist and 31st Bucksbaum lecturer, will be present to interact with participants at the festival. iExplore is a free, hands-on program for middle school students and...