Drake will host a concert performed by Julie Hobbs, principal flutist for the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra and assistant professor of flute and musicianship at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
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International law expert to discuss the globalization of food production
Paul Nihoul will describe how countries have become mutually dependent for their food supplies, and how this phenomenon impacts our lives on a daily basis as part of the Principal Financial Center for Global Citizenship Global Perspectives Series at Drake.
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Despite traditions of exclusion, Saudi women assert economic participation through entrepreneurship
Mohammed Alshagawi, assistant professor of strategic management at King Faisal University in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia, will deliver a lecture on the conditions spurring Saudi women to create their own jobs.
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Young and renowned trombonist inspires Drake students thanks to alumnus’ memorial gift
Weston Sprott, trombonist in the New York City Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has been named Drake University's 2011 Skinner Family Trombone Guest Artist. He will conduct a masterclass and perform a guest recital at Drake.
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Drake receives $112,000 for a lab promoting research and teaching of personalized medicine
A recent $112,000 grant from the Grow Iowa Values Fund for the second phase of Drake's Pharmacogenomics Teaching and Research Laboratory project will help support acquisition of equipment and the design of a rigorous pharmacogenomics curriculum. The lab is currently under development to open in the fall of 2012.
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Drake’s spring observatory series to feature a stellar variety of topics
The first lecture in the series will examine the science behind the spring season and it's relationship to the motions of the Earth.
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BSC National Championship game referee Bill Lemonnier to officiate Kilimanjaro Bowl in Tanzania
LeMonnier and officials from Mexico and Pennsylvania will take charge of game between Drake University and CONADEIP All Stars in Africa on May 21
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Chimpanzee researcher will deliver lecture at Drake
A scientist who studied a small population of chimpanzees facing extinction in a tiny pocket of African rain forest will speak about her experiences at a free public lecture.
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Lucky and beautiful: 50 Beautiful Bulldog contestants will vie for title
This year's Beautiful Bulldog candidates hail from Colorado, South Carolina, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa. They'll vie for the title on April 25.
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Nationally renowned scholar to discuss myths of Arab world
James Zogby, founder and president of the Arab Americans Institute and Zogby International polling and market research firm, aims to debunk the myths and biases surrounding the Arab world in his latest lecture, "Arab Voices."