A one-day event at Drake University will showcase the breadth of scientific research by local high school and college students—including one project that caught the eye of Ivanka Trump.
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Mirla Criste prepares for ‘transcendent’ Drake directorial debut
Assistant Professor Mirla Criste makes her directorial debut at Drake University this week with Drake Theatre's "The Trojan Women," which runs April 5-8.
Drake Theatre presents Trojan Women starting April 5
Drake University Theatre presents an adaptation of "The Trojan Women" by Euripedes, adapted by Charles Mee and directed by Mirla Criste, April 5-8.
Quick guide to public events at Drake (March 28 – April 15)
With so much going on at Drake during the next couple of weeks, there’s something to keep everyone intellectually stimulated.
The Comparison Project hosts lecture on “miracles” in narratives of Krishna’s childhood
Richard H. Davis will deliver a lecture titled “Fear, Loathing, and Miracles among the Cowherders: Krishna’s Childhood Prodigies" on Thursday, March 29.
Author Casey Plett to deliver free reading on March 29
Casey Plett, award-winning author of fiction that explores the transgender experience, will give a free public reading this week at Drake University.
Drake hosts exhibit on ‘Ding’ Darling, visionary, cartoonist and conservationist
A new exhibition in Cowles Library examines the life and work of Jay N. “Ding” Darling, two-time Pulitzer-prize winning political cartoonist and environmental conservationist.
Keys to Excellence presents Mei-Hsuan Huang
Mei-Hsuan Huang, assistant professor of piano at Iowa State University, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 26 as part of the Keys to Excellence Piano Series.
Beyond words: Knepper, Kalmanson publish book on ineffability
A new book by two members of the Drake University faculty was inspired by that which cannot be expressed in words.
McCarthy edits new book on Japanese foreign policy
Mary McCarthy, associate professor of politics and international relations at Drake University, recently edited an interdisciplinary volume on Japanese foreign policy.