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Chemistry alumnus named a 2015 Baxter Young Investigator
Drake University alumnus Andy R. Johnson recently was selected as a 2015 Baxter Young Investigator in recognition of his research accomplishments.
Drake University appoints UW-Green Bay dean Sue J. Mattison as provost
Drake University President Marty Martin, on behalf of the University, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sue J. Mattison to the position of provost.
Top Five Stories of 2015
With 2016 on the horizon, we look back on the top five stories of the year.
Stories from San Quentin
Students’ rare experience inside one of the nation’s most infamous prisons
From Drake to Hollywood—and Back Again
A theatre alumna brings her stage and screen experience to the classroom for a new generation of thespians.
Perrine publishes “No Confession, No Mass”
The University of Nebraska Press recently published Associate Professor Jennifer Perrine’s manuscript, “No Confession, No Mass.” Perrine’s manuscript won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry for 2014. She is also the author of In the Human Zoo, recipient of the Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize, and The Body Is No Machine, winner of the Devil’s Kitchen Reading Award...
Award-winning documentarians turn their lens to Iowa State Penitentiary
Jody Swilky, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor of English, is working on a documentary about the Iowa State Penitentiary.
Drake Theatre debuts “Fiorello!” in time for caucus season
Fiorello, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical perfectly timed for this political season, runs Nov. 19-22 at Drake University.
Panel discussion: “The Changing Role of Central Banks”
Drake University will host a panel discussion on “The Changing Role of Central Banks,” sponsored by The Principal Financial Group and The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, on November 3.