Peggy Fisher will take over as chair of the Drake University Board of Trustees effective July 1. Fisher will be the first woman to lead the board in Drake’s 138-year history. Read more from the Business Record
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“A Place to Grow” mural
New York-based artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya was commissioned to paint on an exterior wall at the new Gregory & Suzie Glazer Burt Boys & Girls Burt Club located at Drake University with motifs including: families, neighborhoods, and the opportunities children have to learn and grow in the community. Learn more about the mural via this news coverage...
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$63 million project around Drake neighborhood would include apartments, townhomes, remodeled Varsity Theatre
Drake University is selling land it owns east of campus for a $63 million development that would include hundreds of apartment units, townhomes, commercial/retail space and a revamped Varsity Theatre. Read the full column.
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Drake’s Timmer an example of NCAA gone right
A sports columnist from St. Louis encourages the NCAA to build an advertising campaign around Drake basketball standout Reed Timmer, the university's all-time leading scorer and a member of Drake's Doctor of Pharmacy program.
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Tips for administering medicine to children
Professor Edward Bell, author of the new book "Children's Medicines: What Every Parent, Grandparent, and Teacher Needs to Know," shares tips on safely and effectively administering medication to kids.
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Driven
Finance major McKenna Haase applies her studies to a career as a champion sprint car driver. She's a fan favorite and manages all her own sponsorships.
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Opioid prescriptions should be ordered with more care, state says
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds hosted “Identify, Prevent, Recover: Combating Opioids in Iowa” in Drake University’s Sussman Theater.
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Des Moines Public Schools, Drake University partner to launch student immigrant podcast series
A new project at Drake University teaches 13 Des Moines high school students to produce a three-podcast series about the immigrant and refugee experience.
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Drake partners with 3 HBCUs for law, pharmacy programs
Drake University has partnered with three historically black universities to provide guaranteed scholarships to their graduates upon admission to Drake’s law and pharmacy programs.
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Drake students set up little pantries for neighbors in need
Drake students are installing 10 little free food pantries this year to help address hunger in the Drake Neighborhood.