Category: Official News Releases

The jazz band that backs up Grammy award winning singer Michael Bublé will conduct a masterclass and perform a concert at Drake University.

The NCAA has announced that the Division I Outdoor National Track & Field Championship meet at Drake Stadium will resume today at 10:30 a.m. after competition was suspended Thursday night due to severe weather conditions. There will be no charge for events this morning.

The lecture will focus on a look at our solar system, its formation and its members.

Drake faculty, alumni and students were presented with awards at the annual Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day held on Friday, March 4.

Tickets for the competition -- which features the top college track and field athletes in the nation -- are currently available for purchase.

The University's Board of Trustees awarded tenure and approved the promotion of several faculty members.

Audiologists will be on-hand to discuss hearing problems and solutions as part of the Drake Neighborhood Farmers' Market health and wellness programming.

Utilizing volunteers, the Drake University Adult Literacy Center improves the quality of adults' lives by helping them learn to read, write and comprehend. Two mandatory training sessions for new volunteers will take place Friday, June 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

J. Ernest Breeding Jr. will deliver a lecture on global warming as part of the DUSCI Science Colloquium Series.

Numerous Drake University faculty, staff and students are involved in the Des Moines Community Playhouse's production of "The Wedding Singer."