Category: Official News Releases

Patricia Yaeger, a professor of English at the University of Michigan, will discuss "Luminous Trash: Throwaway Robots in Blade Runner, the Terminators, AI and Wall-E."

Psychologist and Drake University alumna Angela J. Grippo will chronicle her career experiences at 7 p.m.

Drake students will have the opportunity to learn more about the 2010 "Sustainable Development in Uganda" seminar.

CONTACT: Tory Olson, 515-271-1834, tory.olson@drake.edu On Sunday, Sept. 27, Drake University will host guest oboist Lorraine Duso in a recital, assisted by Drake accompanist Jessica Anderson on piano and Assistant Professor Ashley Sidon on cello. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. on the Jordan Stage in...

Taunya Lovell Banks, law scholar and expert on race, gender, class and culture, will speak at the Law School at 3 p.m.

Good afternoon, and thank you for being here today! As you well know, one of the purposes of the annual Fall Faculty/Staff Convocation is for me to provide a brief overview of the state of the University. This is my eleventh Convocation at Drake, and the story just keeps getting better and better every year—and...

"Center Stage," a Chinese film with English subtitles, will begin at 2 p.m.

The partnership with Ebook Library Corp. aims to build the library's collection of e-books available through the online catalog.

Drake Head Start will welcome community members to a new toddler classroom and socialization room.

CONTACT: Tory Olson, 515-271-1834, tory.olson@drake.edu Drake University will feature its two jazz ensembles in a concert on Friday, Oct. 2, under the direction of Drake Associate Professor James Romain and Joel Poppen, visiting professor of music. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts...