On Thursday, April 25, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University hosted a grand opening for the Morgan E. Cline Atrium for Pharmacy and Science. Administrators, faculty, staff, students, and friends joined together to celebrate the new facility and recognize the donors who made it all possible. Funding for the building came...
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SJMC alums honored over Relays weekend
Two SJMC alums were honored by the University during events over Relays weekend 2013. Brian Wansink, a 1984 graduate of the master’s program, received the Drake Alumni Achievement Award. Wansink is an expert on consumer behavior and nutritional science and author of the best-selling book Mindless Eating. He is the director of the Cornell Food...
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Eugene Meyer receives 2013 Distinguished Master of Public Administration Alumnus Award
Eugene Meyer, president of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, was presented the 2013 Distinguished Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) Alumnus Award at Drake University. A committee of faculty members in the Drake College of Business and Public Administration selected Meyer as this year’s award recipient. The Distinguished M.P.A. Alumnus Award has been awarded each year...
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Lolo Jones joins crowded elite field for 2013 Drake Relays
The Blue Oval at Drake Stadium has hosted countless spectacular races over the Drake Relays’ century-long history, but this year’s competition is poised to rival them all. The field of elite competitors for the 2013 Drake Relays, presented by Hy-Vee, Inc., has expanded to include more Olympians and hometown heroes. There are now 25 medalists...
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Drake launches its second season of Drake Me Out to the Ball Game
Spring has finally sprung and Bulldogs across the country are excited for year two of Drake Me Out to the Ball Game, which launches Tuesday, April 23, in Tampa, Fla. These family friendly alumni events were hugely popular in their first year and volunteer coordinators expect high attendance will continue. Drake Me Out to the...
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Law school kicks off three-phase renovation project
The Drake Relays are right around the corner and many alumni will return to campus to check out their old stomping grounds—but for law students, the school might look a little different than they remember. This spring, the Drake University Law School kicked off phase one of a three-phase renovation project for Cartwright Hall. Phase...
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Drake University donors make a difference
For many students, receiving an education at Drake University would not be possible if it weren’t for the institution’s robust scholarship and financial aid program. Drake remains affordable and accessible thanks to the generous commitment of its donors. For the past four years, the annual Scholarship Luncheon has given both donors and scholarship beneficiaries the...
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Bucksbaum: Balog fascinates, Tyson has students swooning
The 30th Martin Bucksbaum Lecture at Drake University began this month with an emotional appeal about the effects of global climate change, continued with a scientific basis for global warming, and ended with applause—and much discussion of the next Bucksbaum lecturer, an astrophysicist with a rock-star image. The emotion James Balog, a renowned photographer for...
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Timothy R. Franson to receive Weaver Medal of Honor
The highest honor given by Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, will be presented to Dr. Timothy R. Franson during a ceremony on Wed., April 24. Franson, PH’74, will deliver the annual Weaver Lecture at the ceremony, which will be held at 2:00 p.m....
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Drake Law hosts 76th Annual Supreme Court Celebration
A 76-year tradition continued this past weekend as Drake Law hosted another successful Supreme Court Celebration. The Supreme Court Celebration is held annually to honor the Iowa Supreme Court for its commitment to justice and legal education and to recognize achievements by students, faculty, alumni and friends.