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Drake University co-sponsors event on substance abuse and mental health
In collaboration with UnityPoint Health, Drake University is hosting a panel discussion, “Young People, Substance Abuse and Mental Health: Recognizing the effects of marijuana and other drugs on tomorrow’s leaders.”
At Peabody Essex, 300 Years of Indian Chintzes
Fall exhibition in Manhattan will feature work by Phil Chen, professor of art and design.
Supreme Court gets input on changing bar exam rule
Ben Ullem, dean of the Drake University Law School, discusses diploma privilege and how allowing Iowa law graduates to practice without taking the bar exam would help students pay off debt more quickly.
Laura Vollmer wins 2014 Next-Generation Future Pharmacist Award
Laura Vollmer, 2015 Pharm.D. candidate at Drake University, is the winner of the Parata-Pharmacy Times Next Generation Future Pharmacist Award, as announced during the awards ceremony held in Boston on August 24, 2014.
Can higher education reinvent our ‘paralyzed and dysfunctional’ democratic process?
Drake University President David Maxwell co-authors this op-ed on how institutions of higher education can prepare students — and society at large — for productive civic engagement and find remedies for our gridlocked political environment.
GOP travel itineraries offer clues to 2016 White House field
Dennis Goldford, professor of politics and international relations at Drake University, comments on the campaign activity in Iowa.
Living on campus is worth moving day
Craig Owens, associate professor of English and director of the Center for Humanities at Drake University, discusses why living on-campus is worth the hassle of moving.
‘Mr. Drake’ Paul Morrison enters Register sports hall
Drake University’s beloved Paul Morrison is featured in a profile piece in the Des Moines Register.
Limitless
Meagan Flynn, one of several journalism students who nabbed top awards at a national magazine contest this summer, shares how she ended up at Drake and what inspired her to write a story about a one-person town.