Drake University students who started classes on Monday, Aug. 25, found a non-smoking campus and new programs to help smokers who want to quit.
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SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION NEWS
Drake students launched blogs and served as interns at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions this summer.
ALUMNI NEWS
Drake theatre arts alumni gather 'round Doc; Share your favorite Drake photos and memories; Drake logo license plates available; Drake graduate honored by Baseball Hall of Fame; Alumnus, former trustee Kenneth A. Macke dies; Alumna showcases artwork; Two alumni nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards; and Alumnus explores racial integration in wealthy neighborhoods in the United States.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES NEWS
Great Ape Trust of Iowa and Drake University are collaborating to bring primate studies to the University's curriculum and to create research opportunities for students and faculty.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NEWS
Drake alumnus Ronald Olson's Los Angeles law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP recently took first place in the American Lawyer magazine's national elite law firm rankings.
LAW SCHOOL NEWS
Instead of joining a law firm after graduation, two agricultural law graduates are moving to South Dakota to spur economic development on the Crow Creek Reservation in the nation's poorest county.
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS NEWS
Three Drake University student-produced publications THiNK, 515 and Drake magazine recently reeled in honors in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's 2008 Student Magazine Contest.
Drake rates in top five nationally in ‘Great Colleges to Work For’
Drake University is rated in the top five nationally for institutions of its size in 11 categories in the “Great Colleges to Work For” survey released in today’s issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. The survey results can be viewed online. The 11 categories include Confidence in Leadership, defined as “Leaders have the knowledge,...
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES NEWS
Three Drake professors and a fourth-year pharmacy student recently received awards from the Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA).
ATHLETICS NEWS
Drake trio named to All-American Scholar Women's Golf Team; Martin signs professional contract to play in Ireland; and Bulldog Corn Feed set for Aug. 25.