Category: Official News Releases

National Adoption Month will culminate by uniting dozens of children with new families at the sixth annual Adoption Saturday, to be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Polk County Courthouse, 500 Mulberry St.

String players and pianists looking to fine-tune their playing skills may want to take note of the performance-enhancing power of playing chamber music. Indeed, participating in small ensembles improves aural skills and encourages musical teamwork while s

Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who launched his presidential campaign on Thursday, is scheduled to give the keynote address at a dinner that will cap an all-day Innovation and Leadership Conference at Drake University on Friday, Nov. 17.

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Drake University will play Saint Louis University in the first round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament this Friday at Robert R. Hermann Stadium in Saint Louis, Mo.

In a select school by the French Riviera, five perfect young ladies enthusiastically await the annual Carnival Ball. Their personalities sparkle, their costumes dazzle, their manners are beyond compare. What more could they wish for?

John R. "Jack" Ellis, a 1957 graduate of Drake University, and his wife, Audrey, have announced a $1.5 million gift to the University to fund an endowed faculty chair in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Drake University concludes its fall Writers and Critics series Wednesday, Nov. 8, with a reading of Samuel Beckett’s “Not I” by Michigan State University professor Judith Roof, with lecture and discussion to follow. The reading starts at 8 p.m. in room 10

Penelope E. Andrews, professor of law at the City University of New York School of Law, will give a lecture on the South African Constitution and its impact on women's equality vs. traditional cultures on Thursday, Nov. 9, at Drake University Law School.

Iowa leaders in economics, government and health care will share their views on innovation, leadership and Iowa's future during an all-day conference on Friday, Nov. 17, at Drake University's Olmsted Center in Des Moines, Iowa.