The Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series will conclude on Monday, March 31 with a performance by Anthony Molinaro, featuring the iconic music of the Beatles.
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Drake student attends installation of new Norman Borlaug statue in D.C.
Adam Riesselman, a senior studying biochemistry, cell & molecular biology with a minor in computer science at Drake University, will attend one Washington D.C.’s most exclusive events next week—the unveiling of a statue depicting Norman Borlaug in the National Statuary Hall.
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2014-03-202014-03-20by Jeremy SieversIn ArtSci NewsCAS NewsOfficial News ReleasesZimpleman College of Business
Currency Wars: Panel to discuss implications of economic growth on global currency
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake University will present “Currency Wars? The Dollar, the Euro, and the Yuan,” a panel discussion on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. in Sussman Theater, 2875 University Ave.
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The Comparison Project to host West African Dance Workshop
On March 28, Diadié Bathily will visit Drake University to conduct a West African Dance Workshop. The workshop will consist of a lecture followed by a demonstration where students will have the opportunity to develop dance techniques and learn about the culture of West Africa.
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Keys to Excellence Concert Series welcomes Marina Horak
Drake University’s Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series will continue on Monday, March 24 with pianist Marina Horak. Horak has performed in Turkey, Croatia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Serbia, Denmark, Italy, Montenegro, and Kosovo.
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Zatsarinny and Bartschat publish breakthrough article on ionization-excitation of helium
Senior research scholar, Oleg Zatsarinny, and Klaus Bartschat, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor of Physics, published a Fast Track Communication in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, a part of IOPscience produced by the British Institute of Physics. The
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The Comparison Project to discuss West African religion
On March 27, The Comparison Project is hosting Joseph Hellweg, associate professor of religion at Florida State University, who will discuss how hunters communicate with the dead in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
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2014-03-122014-03-12by Jeremy SieversIn ArtSci NewsCAS NewsFaculty and Staff AccomplishmentsFine Arts at Drake
Drake professor to receive lifetime achievement award
Aimee Beckmann-Collier, professor of conducting and director of choral studies at Drake University, is the recipient of the 2014 Weston H. Noble Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Central Division of the American Choral Directors Association (NC-ACDA).
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Professor Mahmoud Hamad co-edits book on Middle East elections, democratization
Mahmoud Hamad, assistant professor of politics, recently published, “Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice, and Dignity,” a book that explores the background and impact of elections in the Middle East.
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Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series continues with Nathan Carterette
Drake University’s Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series will continue on Monday, March 10 with pianist Nathan Carterette from Pittsburg, Penn. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. in Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium.