Drake University will serve as Des Moines’ host site for a live “town hall” event with Ambassador Susan Rice, former national security advisor to the Obama administration, on the subject of U.S.-China relations.
Category: Official News Releases
Newman named director of athletic training program
The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences announced Nathan Newman as director of the new athletic training master’s program at Drake University.
The Comparison Project hosts lecture on divine action via quantum mechanics
Scholar Robert J. Russell will present a theory, based in Christianity, of how divine action may intervene in nature through quantum mechanics.
Five Drake students selected for World Food Prize Foundation internships
Five Drake University students have been chosen for prestigious internship opportunities at The World Food Prize Foundation, an international nonprofit organization focusing on improvements in the field of food insecurity.
Drake announces exam waiver option for Pre-M.B.A, Pre-M.Acc. students
Drake University today announced that students who are enrolled in the University’s Pre-M.Acc. and Pre-M.B.A. courses may apply for entrance exam waivers beginning in fall 2018.
Heartland Global Health Consortium conference focuses on water sustainability Oct. 13
A group of 10 Iowa colleges and universities will co-host a day-long series of talks on topics related to water and its influence on public health on Oct. 13.
‘Historic moment’: Drake celebrates first new academic buildings since 1993
Drake University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this weekend to celebrate the University’s first new academic buildings since 1993.
Open house celebrates new additions to Sprout Garden
The Sprout Garden will host a free open house Oct. 21 to celebrate a new porch swing and pergola, share fall and winter gardening tips, and distribute samples of fresh produce.
Interactive event teaches participants about federal budget
A free, interactive event at Drake University invites members of the public to consider how lawmakers can improve the nation’s fiscal outlook, strengthen the economy, and improve U.S. quality of life.
Columbia, SC Mayor Benjamin to deliver Sussman Lecture Oct. 30
Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Stephen Benjamin will discuss the evolving role of American mayors in today’s political environment and other top issues facing American cities at The Harkin Institute’s Sussman Lecture on Oct. 30 at Drake University.