Category: DU in the News

Drake University graduate Craig Mouchka is president of growers-edge.com, which offers web-based marketing tools to farmers. "There is a lot of information out there, and the purpose of growers-edge.com is to help farmers make sense of it all," said Mouchka. "Farmers need timely and relevant market, weather and profitability information from a source they can trust."

Lisa Gardner, assistant professor of statistics at Drake University, says it's hard to measure the impact of strategies that persuade people to stop risky behavior.

An increasing number of free Internet services claim to help students predict their chances of getting into their favorite colleges and Universities. Tom Delahunt, vice president of admission and financial aid, says a physical visit to campus and meeting with faculty is the best way to decide where to apply.

The Sustainable Agricultural Land Stewardship project by Drake University's Agricultural Law Center and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University seeks to answer: With tenant farming on the rise, what happens to conservation efforts on those agricultural properties?

Becky Eaton, a Drake University graduate, has blended her interests in food and fitness and an entrepreneurial spirit to launch a health-conscious business. "Becky's Healthy Kitchen" in Indianapolis includes hands-on cooking classes and small-group fitness classes.

Dennis Goldford, political science professor at Drake University, appeared on Iowa Public Radio's "The Exchange" to discuss the political implications of a withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Michael Woods is learning to read thanks to Drake University's Adult Literacy Program and his volunteer tutor Bill Barnes. "It's just hard to say how thankful I am," Woods says. "My biggest goal right now is when I finish the program to teach somebody else."

The Drake University men's basketball program has added Stan Johnson as another assistant coach. Head coach Mark Phelps said Monday that Johnson will join the staff after three years at the University of Utah.

Jonathan Rosenbloom, a Drake University law professor, offers analysis of nursing homes' status as a hybrid of commercial and residential structures. "Residential property owners traditionally have been given a tax break because government wants to encourage individual homeownership," he said. "If a nursing-home chain owns dozens of homes that serve thousands of people, that may not fit the intent of the residential rollback."

Annette Watson, career services manager at Drake, shares her tips for being successful at any age.