The Iowa Board of Nursing approved Drake University’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program, marking a major milestone toward accreditation. Drake accepted its first cohort of nursing students in the fall of 2024. Those 19 students completed the one-year program in August 2025, and just a few weeks later, a second cohort of students began their nursing...
For most of us, eating out with friends or playing games on our tablets are everyday activities we take for granted. Occupational therapists, on the other hand, know how meaningful it is for people of all abilities to participate in these tasks independently and confidently. Each year, Drake University Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) students design products to help real clients do just that. In their Universal Design and...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held a Nursing Pinning Ceremony on August 8, 2025, in which 19 students received pins symbolizing the completion of their one-year program. “I’m excited to go out and start working and making a difference in patients’ lives, but I’ll also miss being here with each and...
Just three years after the launch of Drake University’s Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology (MSCP), an online curriculum training psychologists to prescribe medication, the program has doubled in size and recently had a strong presence at a national clinical psychology summit. This two-year master’s program, offered through Drake University’s College of Pharmacy & Health...
C. Boyd Granberg, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Drake University’s College of Pharmacy (now the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences), passed away on August 31, 2025. He was 104 years old. During his lifespan, Granberg dedicated 34 years to Drake University, serving as a pharmacy faculty member from 1950 to 1977 and then...
The Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) presented awards to Drake University alumni, faculty and a current student at its Annual Meeting, which took place on June 5 and 6 in Des Moines. These prestigious awards recognize exceptional service to the profession of pharmacy. Cheryl Clarke, Professor Emerita of Pharmacy Practice, received the Thomas R. Temple Mentorship...
There was magic in the air at Drake University’s Knapp Center on December 12, 2024. And no, it wasn’t only due to the wins the Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams took over University of North Dakota and St. Ambrose University in the Holidays at the Knapp double-header. That evening saw the collection of over 500...
The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences at Drake University and the Iowa Rural Health Association are proud to join communities across America in celebration of National Rural Health Day (NRHD) on November 21, 2024. The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and rural-focused organizations throughout the United States set aside the third Thursday of November to recognize NRHD. This annual event is an opportunity...
At the 2024 annual meeting, held in Coralville, Iowa, June 20–21, the Iowa Pharmacists Association (IPA) recognized pharmacists and student pharmacists for their contributions of leadership, patient care, professional involvement, and public service. The awards serve to capture Iowa pharmacy’s spirit of service and its culture of professionalism. A student and several faculty and alumni...
Dolph Pulliam, Drake basketball legend, retires in May If you’re even slightly familiar with Drake men’s basketball, then chances are you recognize the name Dolph Pulliam. Pulliam was a star player who earned himself a national reputation as a tenacious and sharp-minded athlete during his undergraduate career at Drake, 1965–1969. He’s the one laying the...