Drake University students John Emmons and Adam Riesselman are recent recipients of the Goldwater Foundation Scholarship award, a prestigious scholarship for students pursuing careers in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering. Emmons and Riesselman were selected from more than 1,000 students nominated nationwide. Additionally, Zachary Kadow, also a Drake student, received an honorable...
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Biology students to present at 125th Iowa Academy of Sciences Meeting
On Friday, April 19, Drake students from the College of Arts & Sciences will travel to Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa to present their undergraduate research at the 125th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Sciences. Eight students will be presenting five posters at the conference. Of the eight students who are presenting, five...
Drake to feature trombone performance by St. Louis Symphony musician
Gerry Pagano, bass trombonist in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, will perform a guest recital on April 22. This recital, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Hall of the Harmon Fine Arts Center, 2505 Carpenter Ave. In addition to the guest recital, Pagano will...
Timothy R. Franson to receive Weaver Medal of Honor
The highest honor given by Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, will be presented to Dr. Timothy R. Franson during a ceremony on Wed., April 24. Franson, PH’74, will deliver the annual Weaver Lecture at the ceremony, which will be held at 2:00 p.m....
Sexual Assault Awareness Month educates on harassment, human trafficking, and prison violence
According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice, between 20 and 25 percent of women will experience a completed or attempted rape during their college career. Drake’s Office for Sexual Violence Response, the UNICEF student organization, and the Women’s Studies Program plan to raise campus awareness of these serious issues during Sexual Assault Awareness Month...
L. Roger Owens to present the 2013 Harriet Drake Kirkman-Hay Memorial Lecture on April 22
Drake University Department of Philosophy and Religion presents the 2013 Harriet Drake Kirkman-Hay Memorial Lecture, “Christianity and Mystical Experience,” by L. Roger Owens. The lecture will be held on Monday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room, 2725 University Ave. This lecture is free and open to the public. Owens, preaching...
Panel discussion at Drake University to address ‘Trade, Globalization, and Development’
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake and the Greater Des Moines Partnership will host a panel discussion at Drake University titled, “Trade, Globalization, and Development,” on Tuesday, April 16 from 6–7:30 p.m., at Meredith Hall, Room 106, 2805 University Ave. This event is free and open to the public. Panelists include:...
Drake pharmacy student and professor receive Walmart Scholars award
Natalie Schmitz, Drake University pharmacy student, and Andrea Kjos, assistant professor of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, are recent recipients of the Walmart Scholars award. Schmitz and Kjos were selected by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) among 85 student-mentor pairs to participate in a competitive national program at the AACP Annual Meeting July...
Drake students receive grants that help Des Moines community
Drake students Madison Johansen and Kelcy Smith received grants for their service learning projects under the advisement of Mandi McReynolds, service-learning coordinator at Drake University. Johansen, a sophomore majoring in environmental policy, received a $457 grant from Youth Service America and Sodexo for the “Greater Des Moines Urban Youth Learning Garden” project. This project is...
Senior thesis art exhibition “Proximity” to open at Anderson Gallery
The Anderson Gallery at Drake University will be hosting an exhibition entitled Proximity, featuring new work by four graduating senior Bachelor of Fine Arts students: Meanz Chan, Aron Johnston, Cecily Pincsak, and Hannah Pink. This exhibit, representing the culmination of these students’ educational experiences at Drake, will run April 12–28. The exhibit opens with a...