Author: Carl Olsen (Carl Olsen)

Drake alumna Albena Ivanisevic, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and chemistry at Purdue University, returns to Drake on Tuesday, April 4, to discuss her groundbreaking research on retinal transplants for age-related macular degeneration

Spring brings a fresh crop of new student leaders to Drake student government. Here's a look at top student officers for 2006-07:

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's traveling exhibit "Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings" visits Drake University's Cowles Library. The exhibit began March 26 and will run through May 20.

Legal scholars from across the nation will examine the U.S. Supreme Court's role in social change at the annual Drake Law School Constitutional Law Symposium set for Saturday, April 8, with activities beginning at 8 a.m. in the Constitutional Law Center,

Stephen Rapp, a former U.S. attorney in Iowa and a 1974 Drake Law School alumnus, is pursuing and prosecuting suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that left 800,000 dead.

David Chipperfield, architect of the new Des Moines Central Library, will discuss his recent projects when he delivers the Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture at Drake. The talk, titled "An Evening with David Chipperfield," is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Drake students Brenna Gannon and Benton Hendrix were among the four winning candidates to hear the welcome words "You're hired!" at the conclusion of the Four Hire! competition in Des Moines earlier this month.

The singing voices of Drake Fine Arts alumni can be heard in the most prestigious venues across the world - and they take time to visit their alma mater on occasion.

The annual Physics Olympics, hosted by Drake University, did not feature any snowboarders falling on their rumps while showboating or petty infighting among speed skaters. There was, however, competition to put the Nagano games to shame - plus lasers.

Drake's Future Alumni Network (FAN) student organization has put together an 11-member team to participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life April 7-8, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., at the Drake Fieldhouse.