Drake University, once again, will serve as the local host site for CHINA Town Hall. The event will feature an interactive webcast moderated by George Stephanopoulos, former White House communications director to the Clinton administration. Stephanopoulos will be joined by expert panelists Stephen Orlins, Melanie Hart, Yasheng Huang, and Ely Ratner. CHINA Town Hall is...
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Keys to Excellence presents Carol lei Breckenridge in a Clavichord Recital
Carol lei Breckenridge, Professor Emerita of Central College, will present the next concert of the 2019–2020 season for the Drake University Keys to Excellence Piano Series on Monday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Admission is free. The performance will feature the following works by Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach and Franz Josef Haydn:...
Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics Series to present poet and educator Denice Frohman
Denice Frohman, a poet, performer, and educator from New York, will speak at Drake on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 5:30 p.m. in Cowles Library Reading Room. The event will kick off the Drake English department’s annual Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics Series. All events in the series are free and open to the public. Frohman...
Drake University Ferguson event to host legendary pianist, Sergei Babayan
Drake University proudly presents world-renowned pianist Sergei Babayan as the 2019 Edwin Earle Ferguson event artist. The solo concert will take place Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Admission is free. The concert program features the following works, all by Frederic Chopin: Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1Valse in C-sharp...
Drake Theatre presents Electra Oct. 3–Oct. 6
Drake University Theatre Department’s upcoming production of Electra is taking an old story and putting a contemporary and political spin on it. Electra, directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Arts John Graham, runs Thursday, Oct. 3, through Sunday, Oct. 6, in the William S.E. Coleman Studio Theatre of the Harmon Fine Arts Center. Performances will...
Professors Gentry and Busch Receive $390,000 Grant from Merck
Dr. Brian Gentry and Dr. Marc Busch were awarded a multi-year $390,000 Merck Investigator Studies Program (MISP) grant to study letermovir, an antiviral drug used to treat infections that occur in patients with compromised immune systems. The Drake researchers will be studying the disruption that letermovir causes on the virus that causes life-threatening infections....
Keys to Excellence series features Robert Weirich
Robert Weirich, who held the Jack Strandberg Missouri Endowed Chair in Piano at the UMKC Conservatory, will present the first concert of the 2019–2020 season for the Drake University Keys to ExcellencePiano Series on Monday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. The performance will feature...
Our Town: Reclaiming the Narrative
Our Town: Reclaiming the Narrative—an exhibition curated by Lenore Metrick-Chen, professor of art and cultural history and students in her Black Americans and Photography course—is set to travel around Iowa this summer, fall, and winter. The exhibition is on display Sunday, Jun. 16, 2019 at Burlington, Iowa’s 21st Annual Juneteenth Celebration. The exhibition is on...
Drake student awarded Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship
Sophia Siegel, a junior in Environmental Science and Sustainability, has been awarded the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship. This competitive award recognizes leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment. She is the first Drake student in 14 years to earn this...
Choir Pre-International Tour Concert moves to new venue
The Drake Choir and Chamber Choir will sing a pre-international tour concert on Tuesday, May 21, at 4 p.m. Please note that the venue has changed to St. Ambrose Cathedral, 607 High Street, in downtown Des Moines. An ice cream social, hosted by Drake President Marty Martin, will follow the concert. The performance, conducted by...