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Bill Kelly: Split-second decisions
Drake Law alumnus and Des Moines attorney Bill Kelly calls his one-year deployment to Afghanistan "the most complex legal problem" he has ever handled.
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PBS Nightly Business Report
President Maxwell and Trustee Larry Zimpleman appear in a segment on Des Moines' economic growth. (Begins at about 7:20 of the program.)
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Personalized Medicine on The Exchange
Pramod Mahajan, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, talks with Iowa Public Radio host Ben Kieffer about personalized medicine technology that allows doctors to use the right medicines for the right patients at the right time "” and the ethical and cost considerations of unlocking the secrets that lie in our DNA.
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Law Students Face Higher Consequences Online
An applicant's online persona may have a greater impact on law school chances than in other disciplines. Caroline Bettis, a third-year law student at Drake, says that while she doesn't blame prospective students for being wary about admissions officials checking social media profiles, "it's not practical to say admissions counselors should divide your online personality from who you are in real life."
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Drake to host personal financial responsibility lecture with Consumer Credit of Des Moines co-founder
Thomas Coates, executive director and co-founder of Consumer Credit of Des Moines, will present a lecture on personal financial responsibility on November 3.
The event is free and open to the public. It will begin at 7 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Ave.
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Iowa’s strength in financial services
The Nightly Business Report on PBS covers Iowa's economy, including a brief interview with Drake University President David Maxwell. (Segment starts at 7:20)
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Drake University introduces professional program on community food system development
Drake's Center for Professional Studies will present a new certificate program designed to provide local leaders with the knowledge and skills to develop and maintain effective community based food systems. The program begins December 9, 2011.
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Documentarian to discuss film at Drake
The Meredith Magazine Center will sponsor a screening of "Train to Nowhere,"a documentary that chronicles the discovery in 2002 of 11 dead immigrants in a train car in Denison, Iowa, and a lecture by filmmaker Coleen Bradford Krantz.
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Young leaders have stepped up in Dawson, “giving back” to the west central Iowa town
Dawson, Iowa Mayor Colton Morman, a 20-year-old sophomore at Drake University, has decided not to seek re-election because his government duties are crowding his study time. When he was first elected, the 18-year-old high school student made international news.