On Wednesday May 3, a phishing email was sent to many Drake faculty, staff, and students, and was widely distributed across the internet, which appears to be an invitation to view a Google Doc. The “From” address may seem familiar to the recipient, however the “To” address is always hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh@mailinator.com. A button graphic uses Google’s...
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blueView Maintenance from 10 to 11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2
ITS needs to do essential maintenance on the blueView system. Though we don’t anticipate any problems, there may be intermittent blueView outages on Tuesday, May 2 between 10 and 11 p.m. We appreciate your patience while we perform this necessary work. If you continue to have any issues after the planned maintenance window, please contact...
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New OTD and PharmD Students Begin Their Professional Journeys
Receiving a white coat is a privilege and an important passage in the lives of Drake’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students. The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences’ annual event symbolically celebrates students’ first step of the journey into their chosen professions. The 2016 White Coat Ceremony was a special...
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Elizabeth Bald named IPA’s 2016 Karbeling Leadership Award Winner
Elizabeth Bald is currently a fourth-year PharmD student at Drake University where she has distinguished herself with many academic achievements. In addition to her involvement in many volunteer roles in the community, Elizabeth has served as Chairperson of the Drake Pharmacy Unified Group of Students (DRxUGS), is an active member of Phi Lambda Sigma, Rho...
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Drake Faculty and Alumni Elected to IPA’s Board of Trustees
Congratulations to all of this years newly elected members of the IPA Board of Trustees. Trustee Region 3: Rachel Digmann, PH’03 Trustee-at-Large: Nora Stelter, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Rick Knutson, PH’98 was also inducted as President of the Association during the Annual Meeting held on June 17th in Des Moines, Iowa. Read More about...
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CPHS 2016 Hooding Ceremony
At the hooding ceremony on May 14, students received their doctoral hoods and took the Oath of a Pharmacist, led by Felix Gallagher, Pharm D, Chair of the CPHS National advisory Council. Ron Torry, CPHS Professor and Department Chair and winner of the 2015-16 CPHS Teacher of the Year award gave faculty reflection at the...
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2016 CPHS Health Sciences Graduation Celebration
The 2016 Health Sciences Graduation Celebration took place in Sheslow Auditorium on May 14, 2016. Many of our graduating Health Sciences students, supported by an audience of their family and friends, gave a brief reflection of their capstone projects and their plans for their future. Emily Larson and Becca Mahnesmith gave the class reflection and...
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CPHS 2016 Pinning Ceremony
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held its annual Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, May 5, 2016. The Pinning Ceremony, a longstanding tradition for CPHS, serves as a memorable event for third year pharmacy students and health sciences majors as it marks their entry into their capstone experiences. Additionally, four prestigious awards are...
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CPHS’s team placed in top 10 at NCPA Competition
Congratulations to Andrew Wagner, Anna Shields, Kayla Hughes and Anna Showalter on placing in the top 10 at the Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition! The goal of this competition was to motivate pharmacy students to create the necessary blueprint for buying an existing independent community pharmacy or developing a new pharmacy....
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John Harrell, Iowa Space Grant Award recipient
Principal Investigator: John Harrell Project Title: Impact of Sedentary Time Accumulation on Cerebrovascular Reactivity Project Summary: Funds will be used to test increases in cerebral blood flow in highly sedentary and non-sedentary young adults. Further, the research is aimed at investigating a specific mechanism (cyclooxygenase) of cerebral vasodilation. Funding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration...