Category: Official News Releases

Jonathan Cox scored 14 of his season-high 21 points in the second half, helping power 15th ranked Drake to its school-record 21st straight victory with a 73-65 Missouri Valley Conference win over Evansville Saturday.

Drake University's new Engaged Citizen Experience program will continue on Tuesday, Feb. 12, with two talks by professor William Cronon of the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Drake University's student-run scoreboard crew is on a winning streak this season providing fans with exciting game footage, up-to-date graphics and online video streaming of the nation's 15th ranked men's basketball team.

Jim Mitroy, senior lecturer in physics at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Australia, will present, "Positron Binding to Atoms and Molecules" on Tuesday, Feb. 12, as part of Drake University's Science Colloquium Series.

Christine McNunn, owner of the Fair World Gallery, will speak at Drake in conjunction with the African Arts and Crafts Exhibit hosted by Drake's chapter of Students in Free Enterprise.

Leonard Houston and Josh Young combined for 39 of Drake's 44 second-half points, helping the 15th ranked Bulldogs rally from an 11-point deficit to a 73-70 victory at Illinois State Tuesday, extending Drake's winning streak to 20 games.

Former Dean of Drake University's School of Education Jamie Ferrare will give the keynote address at the school's annual Alumni Awards and Senior Recognition Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 28.

Drake alumnus Bruce Foster will bring his expertise in financial services back to campus to kick off the spring 2008 Executive in Residence series.

Pharmacy students from Drake University and the University of Iowa will team up to offer glucose, bone density, heartburn and blood pressure screenings targeted for Iowa legislators during Legislative Day on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

The Drake men's basketball team, which stands 20-1, is ranked No. 15 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll and the USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Poll.