Drake University has appointed Professor Teri Koch as the new Dean of Cowles Library, following approval from the University’s Board of Trustees. Koch, who has served in various leadership roles at the University for more than three decades, will begin her official tenure as dean in a three-year term effective immediately. Koch has been integral...
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Drake ranked among top universities in the nation in 2021 U.S. News & World Report ranking
Drake University is one of the nation’s leading universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges rankings. The 2021 edition of Best Colleges places Drake 124th among 389 of the nation’s most elite private and public doctoral institutions, advancing six spots from last year’s rankings. This is the second year U.S. News...
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Students in science literacy course studied the COVID-19 outbreak as it happened
In spring 2020, Dan Chibnall was scheduled to teach a course in science literacy—and then COVID-19 erupted. “From the first day of class, we followed the outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China,” Chibnall said. “We focused on the outbreak in real time, like seeing a huge wave approaching from a distance.” Chibnall is an...
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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.
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Wayne Ford donates political papers to Drake University
Wayne Ford, a pioneering Iowa elected official and nonprofit leader who has dedicated his life to improving the lives of Iowa’s diverse population, will donate his historical papers and materials to Drake University.
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Library exhibit features Harkin Steak Fry memorabilia
A new exhibit at Drake University’s Cowles Library features memorabilia from the Harkin Steak Fry, a longtime staple of Iowa’s Democratic political process.
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Thank you for going All In!
Any way you interpret it, the Drake community gave in record numbers this year.
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Bill Nye to deliver 36th Bucksbaum Lecture at Drake University
Bill Nye, renowned scientist, inventor, and host of Bill Nye the Science Guy, will deliver the 36th installment of the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series at Drake University.
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Chronicling the caucuses
The Iowa Caucus Collection, a rapidly growing collection of historical artifacts associated with the caucuses, is receiving items to chronicle Iowa's unique place in presidential politics.
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Harkin Institute, Drake University Archives to celebrate ADA legislation’s 25th anniversary
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement at Drake University and the Drake University Archives and Special Collections will publicly unveil Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin’s Americans with Disabilities Act congressional files and materials on the 25th anniversary of the signing of Harkin’s signature piece of legislation.
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