Category: Official News Releases

The fourth annual Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS) will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in Parents Hall, Olmsted Center. Rodney Rogers, LA'49, GR'51, professor of biology, will also be honored at a luncheon for his 51 years of service at Drake.

Stephen D. Wrage, professor of political science at the U.S. Naval Academy, will give a free public lecture on "Military Ethics in a Time of War" at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The Drake University Malaysian Students Association will hold its first-ever "1001 Malaysian Night" from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 31.

Drake University is the only private university in Iowa listed in The Kiplinger 100: the best values in private institutions across the country.

Jennifer Perrine, assistant professor of English at Drake University, will do a reading from her new book of poetry, "The Body is No Machine," which came out this month by New Issues Poetry & Prose. Perrine's presentation, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 29.

More than 30 faculty members from around the country are convening at Drake this weekend for this spring's "Reacting to the Past" regional conference, held on behalf of a consortium of 35 colleges and universities.

Alumni and friends nationwide will be donning Drake blue this Sunday, gathering with fellow Bulldog fans to watch Drake face Tennessee.

Nationally renowned journalist, author and Drake University graduate Neenah Ellis will be the featured speaker at the Live! @ the Drake Library Series today.

Bob Costas, an accomplished broadcaster and author, will deliver this spring's Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19.

Travis Thompson, vice president of operations for the Edge Business Continuity Center in Altoona, will discuss business continuity and disaster recovery at Drake University's Let's DU Lunch speaker series at noon Wednesday.