Category: eBlue Newsletter

Running shoes are big business, and choosing a model from the seemingly unlimited number of options can be a daunting task to the uninformed buyer. The look, cost, and feel of the shoe are all factors that play into purchasing decisions. Drake University Arts & Sciences students working in the Exercise Science & Sports Medicine...

Thanks to social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, Drake alumni are now able to stay more connected than ever year-round. But Liz Tesar, BN’07, assistant director of alumni relations, says coming back and actually seeing people in person is something social media just can’t offer. For years, the Drake Relays has offered alumni a...

In 1935, a young man named Jesse Owens was a sophomore at The Ohio State University competing in the Drake Relays. Called the “Buckeye bullet” in one Drake publication, Owens tied the Relays record in the 100-meter dash and broke the American record in the broad jump. Just one year later, Owens made a historic...

The Blue Oval at Drake Stadium has hosted countless spectacular races over the Drake Relays’ century-long history, but this year’s competition is poised to rival them all. The field of elite competitors for the 2013 Drake Relays, presented by Hy-Vee, Inc., has expanded to include more Olympians and hometown heroes. There are now 25 medalists...

Spring has finally sprung and Bulldogs across the country are excited for year two of Drake Me Out to the Ball Game, which launches Tuesday, April 23, in Tampa, Fla. These family friendly alumni events were hugely popular in their first year and volunteer coordinators expect high attendance will continue. Drake Me Out to the...

The Fulbright Scholarship program is one of the most competitive postgraduate international exchange programs in the nation. Students who receive a Fulbright Scholarship are federally funded to spend one year of postgraduate study teaching or conducting research in a foreign country. The application process is extensive, and only a select few applicants receive grants. So...

The Drake Relays are right around the corner and many alumni will return to campus to check out their old stomping grounds—but for law students, the school might look a little different than they remember. This spring, the Drake University Law School kicked off phase one of a three-phase renovation project for Cartwright Hall. Phase...

Despite high immunization rates in the U.S., about 42,000 adults and 300 children die every year from vaccine-preventable disease, according to the American Public Health Association. In the third annual Global and National Public Health Week at Drake University, students learned they can make significant strides to lower this number by raising awareness through educational...

For many students, receiving an education at Drake University would not be possible if it weren’t for the institution’s robust scholarship and financial aid program. Drake remains affordable and accessible thanks to the generous commitment of its donors. For the past four years, the annual Scholarship Luncheon has given both donors and scholarship beneficiaries the...

The 30th Martin Bucksbaum Lecture at Drake University began this month with an emotional appeal about the effects of global climate change, continued with a scientific basis for global warming, and ended with applause—and much discussion of the next Bucksbaum lecturer, an astrophysicist with a rock-star image. The emotion James Balog, a renowned photographer for...