Author: Carl Olsen (Carl Olsen)

As part of their First Year Seminar course, nearly 40 Drake students visited Great Ape Trust of Iowa and will apply what they learned at the trust to their writing and class discussions.

Drake alumnus William R. Watson, GR'01, has turned to summer college interns to help enhance Urbandale High School's athletic department and its surrounding community.

In its second year, Drake University's health sciences major is proving to be more popular with 63 students enrolled in the program this year compared to 47 from the previous year.

Cathy Lesser Mansfield epitomizes the Renaissance law professor. She's a nationally recognized expert on subprime and predatory lending who wrote an opera, "The Sparks Fly Upward," which will premiere on Nov. 8.

Drake's School of Education recently unveiled a new exhibit of art and essays created by troubled adolescents who reside at the Iowa Juvenile Home.

Drake will team with the National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, to co-host a panel on the future of journalism featuring key industry leaders on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Drake basketball season tickets on sale; and Former Drake runner 2nd at USA Men's Marathon Championships.

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