Drake University student Amanda Marwitz and Adina Kilpatrick, assistant professor of physics, are engaging in a program that aims to strengthen undergraduate science education in Iowa. FUTURE (Fostering Undergraduate Talent – Uniting Research and Education) in Biomedicine allows select professors and undergraduates in Iowa to use the University of Iowa (UI) laboratories for research. Through...
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Drake sponsors “Giants of Jazz” series
Drake University has partnered with Metro Arts Alliance to sponsor Jazz in July’s “Giants of Jazz” series. Music from a variety of jazz legends will be featured at each of the concerts throughout the month of July. The concert series will take place at various locations around the metro on July 11, 12, 21 and...
$125,000 gift to Drake aimed at spurring independent pharmacies
The Business Record highlights Drake as one of four schools to receive a $125,000 gift from Cardinal Health Inc.
Debra DeLaet named Herb and Karen Baum Chair of Ethics and the Professions
Drake University is pleased to announce Debra DeLaet as the Herb and Karen Baum Chair of Ethics and the Professions. Herb Baum, BN’59, and his wife, Karen, contributed $2 million to establish the Herb and Karen Baum Chair of Ethics and the Professions in 2010. This prestigious faculty position guides students across the University in...
Drake College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences receives $125,000 gift
Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has received a $125,000 gift from Cardinal Health, Inc., of Dublin, Ohio, to fund scholarships for pharmacy students interested in working for independent pharmacies. Drake was one of four schools selected to receive the gift. “Drake University’s commitment to community pharmacy and retail independent pharmacists of the...
FRONTLINE: Rape in the Fields
Drake Law School graduates Sonia Parras and Elizabeth Shoemaker are featured on Frontline.
THREE MINUTES: Ray Giacoletti
Channel 13's Dan Winters talks with Ray Giacoletti about Drake's basketball future.
Life Lesson: Living Below the Poverty Line
Students at Drake University learn what it's like to live below the poverty line while giving back to those who experience it every day.
Ankeny creates master’s program for teachers
Ankeny teachers are earning a master's degree through a new partnership with Drake University.
Drake Law School benefactor Dwight Opperman dies at age 89
Dwight Opperman, LW’51, the single largest benefactor in Drake University’s history, died on Thursday, June 13 after battling liver cancer for five months. Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 22 at Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif. “Dwight Opperman was an emblem of all that Drake University has been and aspires to be for our...