Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will discuss “The Sky is Not the Limit” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Drake University Knapp Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the lecture is free and open to the public. Due to the large turnout expected at this lecture please note the following: No lines may...
On Oct. 30, Benard Wabukala, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Drake University, will present “Business Opportunities in Emerging Africa.” This event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 7 p.m. in the Sussman Theater of the Olmsted Center. The lecture is part of the Fall 2013 Speaker and Film Series co-sponsored by...
Drake University recently hosted the 2013 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition Awards Luncheon for the third year in a row. The five John Pappajohn Entrepreneurship Centers located in Iowa collaborated for this competition, which aims to stimulate entrepreneurial activity and create a greater awareness of resources available for startup businesses in Iowa. The 2013...
The Chiara String Quartet will perform at Drake University on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The concerts will take place in Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Ave., and feature music selections from Béla Bartók. The quartet’s four members, Rebecca Fischer, Hyeyung Julie Yoon, Jonah Sirota, and Gregory Beaver, have been performing together for...
Ann Millin, an historian with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will speak on “Nationalism and Nazi Propaganda” on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 101 at Drake University. The event is free and open to the public. Millin, who received her Ph.D. in Jewish history from the Hebrew Union College...
On Tuesday, Oct. 29, Neil deGrasse Tyson, world-renown astrophysicist and pop culture icon, will deliver the 31st lecture of the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Knapp Center. In recent years, Tyson has made the leap from astrophysicist to pop culture icon. He is a frequent guest...
The Drake Alumni House officially opened its doors in January. “Drake alumni have long needed a place to call their own in the heart of campus,” says John Smith, vice president for alumni and development. “The newly established Alumni House will create that place and bring new life to the experience our alumni have when...
On Oct. 24, The Comparison Project is hosting Barbara Stafford, Distinguished University Visiting Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture, to speak on finding precise ways of bringing neurobiology, cognitive science, and the new philosophy of mind together. Following the lecture, Lenore Metrick-Chen, associate professor of art history at Drake University, will give...
Drake University has been named to the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of 100 best values in private colleges for 2014, coming in at No. 37. It is the only private university in Iowa on the list. The ranking cites four-year schools that combine outstanding education with economic value. Drake University and the other schools included...
On Oct. 22, a delegation of high-ranking officials from Hebei Province and other governmental officials from China will visit Drake University to celebrate the special relationship between the University and China. The delegation is visiting Iowa to honor the 30th anniversary of the sister state relationship between Iowa and Hebei Province, and Drake University is...