Lisa Gardner, professor of statistics, and Toby White, assistant professor of finance and actuarial science, earned first place in the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) writing competition for their essay, “Managing Investment, Underwriting, and Production Risks from Drought-Related Agricultural Exposures.”
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Drake Law School professor’s proposal discussed in Hong Kong legislature
On March 17, the Panel on Commerce and Industry of the Hong Kong Legislative Council held a meeting to address the government's discussion paper on upcoming digital copyright reform, relying on the proposal and publications of Peter K. Yu.
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Zatsarinny and Bartschat publish breakthrough article on ionization-excitation of helium
Senior research scholar, Oleg Zatsarinny, and Klaus Bartschat, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor of Physics, published a Fast Track Communication in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, a part of IOPscience produced by the British Institute of Physics. The
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2014-03-122014-03-12by Jeremy SieversIn ArtSci NewsCAS NewsFaculty and Staff AccomplishmentsFine Arts at Drake
Drake professor to receive lifetime achievement award
Aimee Beckmann-Collier, professor of conducting and director of choral studies at Drake University, is the recipient of the 2014 Weston H. Noble Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Central Division of the American Choral Directors Association (NC-ACDA).
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Professor Mahmoud Hamad co-edits book on Middle East elections, democratization
Mahmoud Hamad, assistant professor of politics, recently published, “Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice, and Dignity,” a book that explores the background and impact of elections in the Middle East.
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Lori Blachford chosen as National Magazine Awards judge
Lori Blachford, associate professor of journalism and Peggy Fisher and Larry Stelter Chair of Magazine Journalism at Drake University, has been chosen as a judge for the American Society of Magazine Editors’ (ASME) National Magazine Awards.
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Lori Richman named secretary of the board of directors for the Colon Cancer Foundation of Iowa
Lori Richman, administrative assistant for student services in the Drake University Law School, has been named secretary of the board of directors for the Colon Cancer Foundation of Iowa. Richman has worked at Drake for 15 years.
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2014-02-272014-03-04by Jeremy SieversIn ArtSci NewsCAS NewsFaculty and Staff AccomplishmentsFine Arts at Drake
Sleister and Honts earn NASA ISGC grant for synthetic biology project
Heidi Sleister, associate professor of genetics, and Jerry Honts, associate professor of cell and molecular biology, recently received a NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) Curriculum Development Grant in the amount of $5,000.
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Kristi Fuller elected president-elect for IASFAA
Kristi Fuller, assistant director of continuing student programs in the Office of Student Financial Planning at Drake University, was recently elected president-elect of the Iowa Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (IASFAA).
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2014-02-062014-02-06by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesFaculty and Staff Accomplishments
Gentry earns NASA EPSCoR funding for pharmacotherapy project
Brian Gentry, assistant professor of pharmacology, received a grant for his project titled, “Pharmacological Enhancement of Anti-Viral Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Herpes Virus Infections.”