On June 14-15, the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake Law School hosted the 11th Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference with the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford.
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Plant a Mile fundraising dinner scheduled for June 16
Join Drake University for a night of great food and camaraderie at a fundraiser for the Plant a Mile project. These efforts help the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) Food Pantry Network provide Central Iowa families access to fresh, locally grown produce.
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Cartwright renovation close to being finished
Construction is coming to a close on the extensive renovation of Cartwright Hall, the Law School’s primary classroom, office, and student activity venue.
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Drake 3L argues two cases before Iowa Supreme Court
For some students, their birthday week is a time to celebrate and their finals week is a time to really hit the books. For Samuel Berbano, a current 3L, these two occasions instead marked the two times where he was arguing cases before the Iowa Supreme Court.
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Law professor honored as Citizen of the Year
Russ Lovell, professor of law at Drake University Law School, has been chosen as Iowa Juneteenth Observance’s Citizen of the Year.
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Drake Law professor publishes book on HIV/AIDS governance
Peter K. Yu, professor of law and Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law at Drake Law School, recently published The Global Governance of HIV/AIDS: Intellectual Property and Access to Essential Medicines, with Edward Elgar Publishing. The book brought together leading scholars from multiple disciplines, including intellectual property, human rights, public health, and development studies.
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Mansfield’s ‘The Sparks Fly Upward’ performed at MIT
After a popular debut in Des Moines in 2008, a piece from the opera “The Sparks Fly Upward,” written by Cathy Lesser Mansfield, a professor of law at Drake University Law School, was performed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Holocaust Commemoration on April 8.
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Drake Law student helps pass legislation
When Sydney Kronkow, a third-year law student from Byron, Ill., started her legislative internship at the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) in May of 2012, she had no idea she would have the opportunity to see Governor Branstad sign her bill into law.
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Therapy dogs combat stress at Drake Law
In an effort to help students and faculty combat the stress of finals, the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund hosted therapy dogs. The Des Moines Register featured the event.
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Drake Law students work to enhance sustainability in community
Students in Professor Jonathan Rosenbloom's Sustainability and the Law class at Drake Law School are continuing a successful tradition of coordinating with Des Moines area organizations to enhance sustainability in the community.