Author: Ashton Hockman (Ashton Hockman)

Mary Walbridge, PH’74, has made a career of serving needy communities in the United States. From impoverished rural areas to inner cities, she’s sought areas where her work as a pharmacist can have a profound impact. Walbridge’s passion for health care and community service was cultivated at a young age: Her mother, a nurse, worked...

The list of the 22 projects funded by College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Grants this spring reads like a library shelf out of order. Application of Data Visualization Techniques for Studying Seyfert Galaxies. An Iconic Taxonomy of Vegetables and Fruits. Early Life Experience and the Adult Response to Traumatic Stress. It’s quite the...

Drake was well represented at the Iowa Newspaper Association Awards and Iowa College Media Association Contest this month, an event honoring the best of journalism in Iowa. The annual meeting was held Feb. 2–3 at the Marriott in downtown Des Moines. The two organizations partner to allow student journalists the chance to network with and...

Faculty, students and alumni will honor exceptional alumni from the Drake University School of Education March 6 at this year’s Believers and Achievers Banquet. The School of Education will host the event in Olmsted Center’s Parents Hall. A reception begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by dinner and a program. Thomas A. Sletto,...