Professor Charles Nelson and Drake astronomy lecturer Herbert J. Schwartz talk about an ongoing series of Friday evening lectures at the Drake University Observatory on topics such as "Why is There Spring?" and Star Trek character James T. Kirk.
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International law expert to discuss the globalization of food production
Paul Nihoul will describe how countries have become mutually dependent for their food supplies, and how this phenomenon impacts our lives on a daily basis as part of the Principal Financial Center for Global Citizenship Global Perspectives Series at Drake.
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Christina Sibouih, grants specialist, featured in The Des Moines Register
Grants Specialist Christina Sibouih was recently featured in a Des Moines Register "Get to Know" article highlighting her work with Drake faculty and staff in finding, developing and submitting grant projects for external funding as part of the Sponsored Programs Administration staff.
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Despite traditions of exclusion, Saudi women assert economic participation through entrepreneurship
Mohammed Alshagawi, assistant professor of strategic management at King Faisal University in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia, will deliver a lecture on the conditions spurring Saudi women to create their own jobs.
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Young and renowned trombonist inspires Drake students thanks to alumnus’ memorial gift
Weston Sprott, trombonist in the New York City Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has been named Drake University's 2011 Skinner Family Trombone Guest Artist. He will conduct a masterclass and perform a guest recital at Drake.
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Drake receives $112,000 for a lab promoting research and teaching of personalized medicine
A recent $112,000 grant from the Grow Iowa Values Fund for the second phase of Drake's Pharmacogenomics Teaching and Research Laboratory project will help support acquisition of equipment and the design of a rigorous pharmacogenomics curriculum. The lab is currently under development to open in the fall of 2012.
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Guest opinion: Health care reform act is constitutional and necessary
Ian Bartrum, professor of constitutional law at Drake University Law School, writes that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act offers responsible solutions to the impending national health care crisis and also protects the right to adequate health care for those most physically, financially and politically vulnerable.
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Growing evangelical clout shaping 2012 debate In Iowa
The clout of social and religious conservatives is growing in politically crucial Iowa. As Drake University political science professor Dennis Goldford put it: "They have essentially the best organization of the various Republican constituencies."
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Drake’s spring observatory series to feature a stellar variety of topics
The first lecture in the series will examine the science behind the spring season and it's relationship to the motions of the Earth.
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Heartland 2 Africa helps Iowa exporters explore markets
Drake alumnus Nabeel Meghji founded Heartland 2 Africa LLC, a company aimed at helping Midwest businesses break into the world's second-largest continent.