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Alumni connections help a student prepare for a future in physics Instead of spending the summer shoveling rotten soybeans at the grain elevator near his family’s Haven Township, Minn. farm, a Drake alumni connection afforded Mike Meyers, a senior physics and mathematics double major, the opportunity to ponder plasma at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). [...]

A new publication edited by faculty in the College of Business and Public Administration offers commentary, analysis and research on a wide variety of business and leadership topics. Drake Management Review, a free Web-only journal, launched its first issue in October. The journal, which also includes book reviews, will be published twice each year. Article [...]

The Drake University community is preparing for a televised, prime time debate December 10 that will bring with it top presidential candidates, hundreds of journalists, crowds of voters and — perhaps most important — a wealth of opportunities for undergraduate students.

Drake University scholarship recipients and the benefactors who make those scholarships possible shared a hearty meal and warm conversation at the university’s third annual Celebrating Scholarships luncheon held November 11.

Bulldog alumnae strengthened bonds this fall over brunches held in Chicago and Minneapolis.