Michele Bachmann appeared at a town hall at Drake University today. Campus Republicans sponsored the event and helped pack the room.When the Republican presidential candidate took questions, some students pepped her with tough questions.
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The $200,000-a-Year Mine Worker
William Boal, a professor at Drake University who studies the labor economics of mining, said the higher salaries of Australian miners reflect in part the higher expenses in isolated areas.
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Alumnus, neurologist to discuss life after Drake
Neurologist and Drake University alumnus Todd Janus will talk about his life and work experiences as part of the Life After Drake Speaker Series on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
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Deficit-cutting exercise brings “˜super committee’ to Iowa
Drake University hosted an interactive event conducted by fiscal-reform advocacy group the Concord Coalition where nearly 200 community members gathered for an exercise in slashing federal government spending, boosting taxes and beginning to rein in unsustainable federal deficits and debt.
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SBA’s entrepreneurial “˜boot camp’ winds up
Jim Watson, president of Minneapolis electronic discovery company Certus EDM, said "I have an MBA from Drake University, and the thing I liked about the program was that it wasn't geared toward business knowledge but rather toward entrepreneurial success."
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How would you reduce the deficit? Drake to host Concord Coalition budget-reduction exercise
The Drake University College of Business and Public Administration, in partnership with the Des Moines Register, will host Principles and Priorities, a budget-reduction exercise that will give community members a chance to have their voices heard and to learn about the policymaking issues involved in federal spending. The program is presented by the Concord Coalition.
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On campus: Drake’s cutting-edge lab excites pharmacy students
A remodeled floor in Drake's pharmacy building includes incubators, cells frozen in a liquid nitrogen tube used for DNA samples, genetic sequencers and computers that give students hands-on research capabilities.
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Anderson Gallery exhibition explores artistic collaboration through works by William Kentridge
The Anderson Gallery's upcoming exhibition, "William Kentridge: Collaborations with Randy Hemminghaus" will run November 11 through December 16. The exhibition events will also feature a gallery talk and film screening.
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Dr. Raymond Hubbard contributes to prestigious statistics encyclopedia
In addition to including Nobel Laureates, contributors to the encyclopedia hail from 105 countries and are among the best in the field.
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Drake fund-raising campaign on track despite breaking the rules
A story about the strategy for the distinctlyDrake campaign positions the University as a potential thought leader. "Despite rejecting almost all of the conventional practices of a modern comprehensive fund-raising campaign, the university is in relatively good position."