Phillip Chen included in Art Center exhibit
The artwork of Phillip Chen, the Elle and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Art and Design, has been included in the Des Moines Art Center’s current exhibition, “Wild Life,” curated by Art Center Director Jeff Fleming. Prints, drawings, and sculpture chosen from the museum’s permanent collection investigate nature and animals, as well as images of humans and human behavior, hybrids, and views of the city or mechanical structures. “Wild Life” will be on view in the John Brady Print Gallery of the Des Moines Art Center from Jan. 13 to April 16.

ASTE meeting in Des Moines
Five hundred teacher educators attended the Association of Science Teacher Education’s annual international meeting in Des Moines Jan. 12-14. The successful event was co-chaired by SOE’s Jerrid Kruse, associate professor of education and chair, teaching and learning department. Learn more here.

Megan Brown authors new book
A new book by Associate Professor of English Megan Brown explores the myriad developments in American autobiography since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Brown, a native New Yorker, draws on years of reading, teaching, and academic research for American Autobiography after 9/11. Read more about Megan and her book in the Drake Newsroom.