Drake University celebrates Global and National Public Health Week (GNPHW) April 1-7. Sponsored by the Global and Comparative Public Health program and the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, GNPHW is part of a national initiative to raise awareness about public health and the key health issues facing our nation today. This year’s theme,...
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Drake’s Agricultural Law Center is first to host Cuban law professor
Drake University Law School welcomes Professor Maritza McCormack from the University of Havana Law School to campus this week. McCormack is the first Cuban law professor to ever receive permission from the U.S. government to travel to the U.S. since the federal embargo against Cuba began in 1962. McCormack will spend the week at Drake...
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Public forum at Drake University to address national debate on school discipline
Drake University presents, “Identifying School Discipline: When Should Student Misconduct be Treated as a Delinquency?,” a multi-disciplinary panel discussion to be held on Monday, April 1 from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. in the Drake Legal Clinic, 2400 University Avenue. This forum is free and open to the public. The forum will address the growing...
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Drake law students named national champions at ABA Client Counseling Competition
Nathan J. Borland and Katheryn Pearson Thorson, both third year law students at Drake University, were named national champions at the American Bar Association (ABA) Client Counseling Competition at Baylor University this past weekend. As national champions, Borland and Thorson have been invited to represent the United States in the International Client Consultation Competition at...
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NYC jazz greats Jerry Dodgion and Rob Scheps in concert at Drake University
New York City jazz legends Jerry Dodgion and Rob Scheps will perform at Drake University with an acclaimed rhythm section from Kansas City. At the age of 80, this will be Dodgion’s Des Moines debut. The concert will be held on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Drake University Turner Jazz Center, 2505...
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2013-03-212016-09-22by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News Releases
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences honors four alumni
On March 5, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences honored four alumni as part of the annual student-sponsored Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day. Sarah Bethune received the Young Alumni Achievement Award, and Michael Allen, Jill Haug, and John Bentley received the Alumni Achievement Awards. Sarah J. Bethune, BSPS’03, is currently employed at Glaxo-Smith...
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Muslim Journeys Bookshelf now available at Cowles Library
Cowles Library’s bookshelves now hold the rich history and culture of Muslims from around the world. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has funded the addition of the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf to Cowles Library. The bookshelf is a project of NEH’s Bridging Culture Initiative. Cowles Library is among the 842 libraries and state humanities...
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Filmmaker to discuss global water crisis at March 27 lecture
Update: Shalini Kantayya’s film “A Drop of Life” screeened March 12 at Drake University. She will show the film again as part of a free public lecture titled, “a DROP of LIFE: A Filmmaker’s Journey Inside the Global Water Crisis,” which will be held 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in Harvey Ingham Hall, Room 104....
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Drake Trombone Choir to perform on campus March 13 before national festival
In celebration of an upcoming tour in Washington, D.C., the Drake Trombone Choir (DTC) will play an on-campus concert. This free pre-tour concert will be held on Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Avenue. On March 21, just eight days later, the DTC will perform at the Eastern Trombone Workshop...
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American Liszt Society Iowa Chapter: “Celebrating Liszt, Wagner & Verdi!”
The American Liszt Society Iowa Chapter joins Drake University and the University of Iowa together in a special concert to celebrate Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner and Guiseppe Verdi. The concert will take place at Drake University on Saturday, March 9 at 1:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Avenue. This event is free and open...