The Drake Agricultural Law Center will be involved in upcoming efforts to increase the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed by individuals who lack access to affordable healthy food due to health issues or income.
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Professor Anderson co-authors law textbook
Professor Jerry Anderson, Richard M. And Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law, recently co-authored a law text book with Daniel Bogart. The book is titled Property Law: Practice, Problems and Perspectives and is being published this month by Aspen Law School Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.
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Drake 2L experiences first-hand the legislative processes
One program unique to Drake Law is the Legislative Practice Certificate Program. The program gives Drake Law students a first-hand look at the legislative process in Iowa. One student not only glimpsed the mechanisms of law-making, but helped shape policy in Iowa.
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Drake Law alumna, professor honored by Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys
Each year, Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys (IOWA) gives two awards, the Arabella Mansfield Award and the Gertrude Rush Award. This year’s honorees both have ties to Drake Law School.
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Professor Mansfield composes piece for Heartland Youth Choir
The Heartland Youth Choir will soon be premiering a piece Professor Cathy Lesser Mansfield, professor of law at Drake University Law School, wrote for them. The World Songs concert will be held on Sunday, May 11 at Drake’s Sheslow Auditorium at 4:30 p.m.
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A letter from Dean Vestal
I announced this afternoon that I will step down as Dean of the Law School on June 30, 2014. This will mark the end of my fifth year as Dean. It had been my intention to serve through the 2014-2015 academic year, but some medical challenges made it appropriate to step down at the conclusion of this year. I will take a sabbatical next year and thereafter will take great pleasure in serving the Law School as a member of the faculty.
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Drake Law’s Matt Russell joins national conversation on climate change
Climate Change and U.S. Food Production: New Reports Highlight Growing “Food Security” Worries for Iowa, Rest of Nation
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Drake Law partners with Des Moines Metro Opera
Drake Law School is partnering with Des Moines Metro Opera to present “The American Death Penalty as Reflected in the Opera ‘Dead Man Walking’: Age-Old Themes, Emerging Trends, and Recent Developments.”
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Secretary Vilsack visits Agricultural Law Center
U.S. Secretary Tom Vilsack visited the Drake University Agricultural Law Center on April 22 to meet with Prof. Neil Hamilton, director of the Center, to discuss current projects and to reaffirm the historic relation between USDA and Drake University.
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Drake Law School hosts 77th Annual Supreme Court Celebration
During Supreme Court Celebration week at the Drake University Law School, law students had the opportunity to celebrate the Iowa Supreme Court as well as become more familiar with appellate court procedure and arguments through the Supreme Court Competition.