An insightful presentation by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's son and biographer William Taubman drew a crowd of 650 to Drake as part of Iowa's 50th anniversary of Khrushchev's visit.

Drake hosted more than 3,000 fans and alumni who stopped by the University's tent at the Iowa State Fair to get free disposable cameras and snap souvenir photos in several "virtual" Drake scenes.

Nick Rouse, BN'02, recently opened a gym that specializes in unconventional workouts, including flipping tires and shaking heavy fire hoses.

Maya Angelou, an award-winning writer, poet, journalist and activist hailed by many as one of great voices of contemporary literature, will present the next Bucksbaum Lecture on Oct. 8.

Debra K. Lukehart, assistant vice president of communication and marketing at Augustana College, has been named executive director of marketing and communications at Drake.

Opportunities for professional development will now be more accessible for pharmacy students, thanks to a new travel fund established as part of the college's White Coat sponsorship program.

After dreaming of her next visit to Venezuela since age 17, Darcie Vandegrift returned to the country as a Fulbright Scholar for the 2008-09 academic year at University of the Andes.

Drake students are surveying a 75-acre environmental protection area as part of an internship and three-way agreement among Drake, Southeast Polk and Metro Waste Authority.

A new Certificate in Business Management program at Drake University offers managers an opportunity to update and upgrade their education in six weeks.

A group of Des Moines high schoolers visited Drake to explore a possible future at the University and a career in pharmacy through Drake's "Discover Drake, Explore Pharmacy" program.

Adam Liptak will present "The Roberts Court in the Obama Era: A Reporter's Reflections" as part of Drake's Constitution Day celebration.

More children will have new learning opportunities, thanks to $694,172 of federal funding in support of Drake Head Start, Iowa’s largest program dedicated to early childhood education.

Lori Blachford was appointed as the School of Journalism and Mass Communication's new Fisher-Stelter chair of magazine journalism.

Select Drake athletic events will be streamed live via a broadband video and audio channel that features live and on-demand content about Drake athletics.

Jimmy Borendame, an assistant coach the last five seasons at Virginia Tech, including this past year serving as associate head coach, has been named head men's tennis coach at Drake.

Brian Brown recently was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame at New Iberia Senior High School, where he was a basketball and track standout.

Members of the Drake men's soccer team and the women's soccer and volleyball teams took time out from their preseason camp to package meals for the hungry around the world.