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.
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Drake Law team wins ABA Client Counseling nationals
Nathan J. Borland and Katheryn Pearson Thorson, both third year Drake Law Students, were named National Champions at the American Bar Association's National Client Counseling Competition Final Rounds at Baylor University Law School in March.
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Foxhoven recognized for commitment to Iowa families
Jerry Foxhoven, executive director of the Neal and Bea Smith Legal Clinic and professor of law at Drake University Law School, has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Margaret Hess Leadership In Family Empowerment (LIFE) Award given by Youth & Shelter Services, Inc.
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Drake’s Agricultural Law Center to host first Cuban law professor in U.S.
Drake University Law School welcomes Professor Maritza McCormack from the University of Havana Law School to campus this week.
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Children’s Rights Clinic, School of Education to host panel on school delinquency
Keeping schools safe, while not relying heavily on juvenile courts to address problem behavior at school, has become a prominent issue generating national debate. We want to help our young people and ensure their successful futures, but when does misbehavior at school cross the line and become a police matter? Please join us for an important multi-disciplinary panel discussion on this topic at Drake University.