Category: Official News Releases

The fall 2011 Drake University Science Colloquium Series features seven Drake professors discussing their research.

Reich will present "The Next Economy and America's Future" at 7 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main, 2507 University Ave. The speech, which will include a question-and-answer session, is free and open to the public.

Drake University's fall 2011 Let's DU Lunch speaker series will kick off on Wednesday, September 7, with a presentation by Scott Bush, founder and president of Templeton Rye Spirits.

The joint show, titled "Immaterial Material," will open with a reception from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, August 26. The event is free and open to the public. The artists will provide a brief introduction to their work in the gallery at 6 p.m.

Members of the Drake University football team will share stories from the team's historic spring trip to Africa at a public presentation on Thursday, August 25.

Presidential candidate Thadeus McCotter will be visiting the Drake University campus on Wednesday, August 23.

Rock the Block, a neighborhood revitalization project, will benefit low-income homeowners in the Drake neighborhood.

Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair will take place on Saturday, Aug. 13. The free festivities will occur from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Drake University tent on Rock Island Avenue just east of the Anne and Bill Riley Stage.

Thanks to grants provided by Drake's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, nine students have spent two months pursuing individual subjects of interest.

The play will be staged outdoors on the grounds of Salisbury House and Gardens.