The Comparison Project brings Gereon Kopf, professor of Asian and comparative religion at Luther College, to Drake University for a special lecture on ways in which individuals and nations commemorate significant events. Gereon Kopf’s lecture, “Buddhism and the Ethics of Memory,” will occur on Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in Olin Hall, Room 101,...
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Pharmacy honorary and leadership societies receive national awards
Rho Chi, Drake’s honorary academic society, and Phi Lambda Sigma leadership society received national awards during the society’s national meetings, conducted during the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting and Exhibition, held in Los Angeles, March 1-4. Rho Chi was awarded the 2013 Chapter Achievement Award and tied for the 2013 Most Improved Chapter. The...
Drake partners with Science Center of Iowa for screening of “The City Dark”
As part of the Drake University Engaged Citizen Experience Film Series, a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary The City Dark will be held on Thursday, April 11 at the Science Center of Iowa, 401 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. This event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6:30...
Drake music students donate instruments and scholarship to elementary school in need
On Friday, April 5, Drake University music students will perform a special concert for Hunt Elementary School in Sioux City, Iowa. Following the concert, the elementary school will receive a set of unique Orff instruments and a $1000 scholarship to send their music teacher, Emily Cox, to study Orff-Schulwerk this coming summer. The instruments require...
Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake presents “Social Movements & Political Moments”
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship presents “Social Movements & Political Moments: Occupy Wall Street’s Impact on Long-term Movements for Social Change” at Drake University. Jackie Smith, a professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh and editor of the Journal of World-Systems Research, will deliver the lecture, which is free and open...
Political Dysfunction this year’s topic for Drake’s Constitutional Law Symposium
The Drake University Constitutional Law Center will again host the Constitutional Law Symposium, with the support of Belin McCormick Law Firm, P.C. This year’s symposium features some of the political world’s most prominent authors and speakers. The topic, “The U.S. Constitution and Political Dysfunction: Is There a Connection?” could not come at a better time....
New law spurs controversy, debate over genetically modified crops
Neil Hamilton, professor of law, is quoted in an ABC News article about genetically modified foods.
Drake bans water bottles
ABC 5 talks with Drake students about their opinions on the water bottle ban.
Drake to host events for Global and National Public Health Week
Drake University celebrates Global and National Public Health Week (GNPHW) April 1-7. Sponsored by the Global and Comparative Public Health program and the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, GNPHW is part of a national initiative to raise awareness about public health and the key health issues facing our nation today. This year’s theme,...
Drake’s Agricultural Law Center is first to host Cuban law professor
Drake University Law School welcomes Professor Maritza McCormack from the University of Havana Law School to campus this week. McCormack is the first Cuban law professor to ever receive permission from the U.S. government to travel to the U.S. since the federal embargo against Cuba began in 1962. McCormack will spend the week at Drake...