Shira Tarrant gave a public lecture and held campus workshops with faculty, staff and students last week.
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Book Arts series to explore invention of movable type
Susan Bridgford will give the free, public presentation at 5 p.m.
Drake lunch series to feature CEO of Des Moines’ Visitors Bureau
Greg Edwards will speak as part of the "Let's DU Lunch" series today at AllPlay in downtown Des Moines.
Drake lecture to explore authenticity in the philosophy of religion
Allen Scult will present a discussion on "Between Past and Future: Authentic Moments in the Philosophy of Religion."
Drake professor to examine shortcomings of antimalarial drugs
Organic chemist John Gitua will discuss challenges of eradicating malaria and antimalarial drug inefficacy.
Drake to host workshop for writers to enhance their web content
Drake University will host 'Writers and the Web: Creating Content that Connects' in order to help enhance writer's web content and ability to reach a broader audience.
Foreign film will explore the family dynamic, religion and sexuailty
Drake will show "The Holy Girl," and discuss the complex family relationships, religion and sexuality of a complex teenage female.
Public health expert to address global child death epidemic
Pediatrician John Murray will present a lecture on "9 Million Child Deaths: Where? Why? What Should Be Done?"
Drake students to celebrate Malaysian culture, cuisine
The Malaysian festival will also serve as a fundraiser for the United Children's Fund.
Writers series to feature poet Tod Marshall
Tod Marshall, associate professor of English at Gonzaga University, will give a poetry reading.