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Where theory meets practice

Where theory meets practice

Research and practical application go hand-in-hand in the Ellis Disease Prevention Laboratory. The Ellis Disease Prevention Laboratory opened last summer in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with the promise of expanding research opportunities and preparing Health Sciences students for a wide range of careers. In the year since, students and faculty have demonstrated...

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Always Ready, Always There

Always Ready, Always There

Drake alumni serve their country through the armed forces When Gabe Haugland, LW’08, enrolled as a Drake Law student in 2005, he had a few more challenges ahead of him than most students. Up by 5 a.m. daily, Haugland had the double task of finishing law school and finishing his studies in the U.S. Army’s...

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Old School Photo: Cowles Library

Just after commencement in 1937, construction began on Cowles Library—a building many alumni know all too well from their college days. Supported by the Gardner Cowles Foundation, the new facility was built to accommodate the growing student body that Carnegie Library could no longer support. In 1966, Cowles Library received a facelift, quadrupling its size...