Hosted by the E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies, Ibarra will showcase his documentary series “Run Carlos Run” on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. in Cowles Reading Room. The event is free and open to the public. “Run Carlos Run” follows Ibarra’s cross-country run from Brooklyn to California and the stories of the people he meets along the way, seeking to understand the modern American Dream.
—Kathleen Richardson, Dean, SJMC
Patty’s Place Presents: Jason Klobnak and Friends on Saturday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m., at the Patty and Fred Turner Jazz Center
Come hear Jason Klobnak, FA’04, and fellow Drake music alumnus and faculty Mark Grimm, drums, perform originals written by Jason. They will be joined by local musicians Tanner Taylor, piano, and Eric Kreiger, bass. Cost is $20 for general admission. For tickets and more information, click here.
Drake Choir Benefit Concert on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Sheslow Auditorium
Come support the Drake Choir’s fundraising efforts for their 2016 tour to Latvia, Estonia, and Finland and enjoy the multi-talented members of the choir as they individually and collectively sing jazz, Broadway tunes, popular music, opera, and choral music. You’ll also hear 70 Drake Choir alumni from 1990 through 2015 join the present members to sing the choir’s signature pieces.
Cost is $25 for general admission, and $5 for Drake students. For tickets and more information, visit www.drake.edu/choralperformances
Alumni Recital Series presents: David Crabbs, guitar on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 4:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium
We are honored to have alumnus and faculty member David Crabbs, FA’03, be the first of our music alumni to perform a full recital for this series. David will have fellow faculty members Patricia Silva, double bass, and Christian Schrock, cello, perform with him, along with alumnus Reuben Kebede, violin, and local musicians Ben Hagen, piano, and Norman Sue, bandoneon. They will be performing works by Boccherini, Pujol, and Piazzolla.
The Alumni Recital Series concerts have free admission, and no ticket is required. A reception will follow the performance.
—Submitted by Alina Grimm, Fine Arts Coordinator
If you saw the exhibition “Are We Global Yet?” before, you still have not seen it all! The closing reception will take place this evening, 4–6:30 p.m. at the Anderson Gallery. Read more at https://theandersongallery.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/exhibition-transforms-in-augmented-reality/.
The E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies is hosting a visiting professional, documentary filmmaker Carlos Ibarra, on Monday, Feb. 15 and Tuesday, Feb. 16. Ibarra will showcase several videos from his documentary series “Run Carlos Run” on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. in Cowles Reading Room. The event is free and open to the public. “Run Carlos Run” follows Ibarra as he embarks on a cross-country run from Brooklyn to California, and the stories of the people he meets along the way, seeking to understand the modern American Dream.
—Submitted by Kathleen Richardson, Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Comparison Project will host a Community Interfaith Dialogue on death and dying, moderated by Norma Hirsch, Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University.
Panelists:
Robert Aubrey, Chaplain (retired), Unity Point & Broadlawns
David Kaufman, Rabbi, Temple B’nai Jeshurun
Yogesh Shah, Associate Dean, Des Moines University
February 11, 7 p.m.
Dunn’s Chapel, Iles Funeral Homes
2121 Grand Ave, DSM
How do the religions of the world understand death and dying? What rituals do they practice as preparation for death and in response to death? What effects has the “medicalization of death” had on these traditional understandings and practices? And what does the medical community need to know about traditional religious theologies and rituals related to death and dying?
The Comparison Project’s Community Interfaith Dialogue will explore these questions from the perspectives of Judaism, Catholicism, and Buddhism. Our moderator and panelists will focus particularly on the tensions between traditional theologies and rituals of death and the way in which death has increasingly become the domain of medicine and law. There will be ample time for questions from the audience.
More information on this event and others from The Comparison Project is available at https://comparisonproject.wp.drake.edu/.
The Drake Men’s Basketball team takes on Wichita State at The Knapp Center tomorrow, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. for a special Blue Out. All fans are encouraged to wear blue Drake gear to create a sea of blue at the Knapp Center!
February 12, 2016
Harvey Ingham Room 134: 12–12:50 p.m.
Taylor A. Harville and Matthew Zwier Ph.D. (Mentor), both of the Department of Chemistry, Drake University
Title: “Interactions of MG132 with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes”
Abstract: MG132 is a drug used to prevent the breakdown of bone density caused by overactive osteoclastic bone resorption. The drug exhibits a burst release mechanism when delivered via a calcium phosphate based cement. It has since been shown that when multiwalled carbon nanotubes are present in the calcium phosphate based cement the release of MG132 is slowed to a more sustained release. The proposed mechanism of interaction between the drug and the multiwalled carbon nanotubes were based on the hydrophobic effect or on the π-stacking of the phenyl group of MG132 with the delocalized electrons of the nanotubes. The basis of this research is to determine more exactly the interactions between MG132 and the multiwalled carbon nanotubes using molecular dynamics simulations. The results to date show that the diffusion of MG132 along the multiwalled carbon nanotubes are mostly dominated by the drugs interactions with water. The non-solvent interactions were shown to be a combination of the hydrophobic effect, the van Der Waals interactions, and the π-stacking interactions.
Aimee Beckmann-Collier, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Conducting, leads the Drake Choir and more than 80 Drake Choir alumni in a fundraising concert on Feb. 20 in Sheslow Auditorium.
The Choir Benefit Concert will support the choir tour to Latvia, Estonia, and Finland in May 2016.
Aimee Beckmann-Collier, conductor
Featuring vocal jazz, Broadway tunes, opera, pop, folk music, and a variety of choral works sung by the Drake Choir as a whole as well as individual students. In addition, more than 80 Drake Choir alumni will return to sing with the current choir.
Saturday, February 20, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main
$25 per person
Tickets are available online at:
www.drake.edu/choralperformances.
Please order tickets by February 12.
Cheer on the Bulldogs this week:
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Wichita State
Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
*Faculty/Staff Day
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Northern Iowa
Feb. 6 at 1 p.m.
Knapp Center
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Missouri State
Feb. 7 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center
*Baby Bowl at Halftime
—Submitted by Tom Florian, Assistant Director of Ticket Sales
All Drake faculty and staff are eligible to receive up to four complimentary tickets to the women’s basketball game on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. against Wichita State. Tickets may be picked up at the Drake Athletics Ticket Office Monday-Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at the ticket window on game day. Must show valid Drake Card (ID) at time of pick up. More information is available at www.DrakeTix.com/promotions.
