Student Research, Projects and Publications
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"Story of a Lifetime" : Spring 2010 FYS
Student projects of Carol Spaulding-Kruse's FYS class, Spring 2010 -
Drake Undergraduate Social Science Journal
A student-edited online journal showcasing some of the best social science writing done at Drake University. -
DUCURS
Poster sessions and presentation from the Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences held each April at Olmsted Center on the Drake campus. -
Honors Program
Papers submitted by students in the Honors Program. -
Senior Capstones and Theses
Capstone Projects and Theses are completed by senior students as part of the Drake curriculum. -
Student Exhibitions
Visual displays of student projects, some collaborative across departments -
Supreme Court Day Award Briefs
Drake Law School holds an annual competition for Supreme Court Week that includes producing a brief. This collection contains the award winning briefs.
Recent Submissions
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State of Iowa vs. Sam Craft, Brief for the Appellant
(2023)2023 Supreme Court Competition Problem: Sam Craft lives in a small home on Birch Street in Eldora, Iowa. Craft owns the home and is its sole occupant. The back yard is surrounded by a fence. The front yard is unfenced. ... -
State of Iowa vs. Ronnie Dobbs, Brief for the Appellant (2022)
(2022)2022 Supreme Court Competition Problem: The Iowa legislature recently created a new requirement for Iowans who are required to register as sex offenders. Iowa Code section 692A.201(1) requires any registered sex offender ... -
Comparing Corporate Tax Rates and Economic Growth in the Midwestern United States
(2021-05)Public policy makers often propose lowering taxes as a means for stimulating economic growth. Given the complexities of the tax system and economic forces, it is important to test this theory empirically to confirm what ... -
Roll Call: Gender and the Alaska Municipal Clerk
(2021-05)Attendance at an Alaska Association of Municipal Clerks conference makes the gender disparity of the profession readily apparent. What caused this disparity, and what is its impact? A statewide municipal officials directory ... -
Child Care Centers’ Experience with the Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Program
(2021-05)he purpose of this study was to take a qualitative approach to identify what quality changes did staff members of childcare centers experience after partnering with the Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Program. Six ... -
Does having a Sudden Change to Online Learning Impact the Learning/Understanding of Material in Pharmaceutical Studies?
(2021-05)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of remote learning on a pharmacy student’s ability to learn and retain knowledge through the analysis of Grade Point Average trends and confidence using the information ... -
How Federal Agencies Can Attract College Graduates
(2021-05)When asked about post-graduation plans, 27.3% of students declared intent to pursue working in private industry, while 2% intended to work for the federal government. Employees younger than 30 make up only 8.5% of the ... -
The Audacity of Equality: Sexual Discrimination in Hiring and Promotion Within the Public Sector in Iowa
(2021-05)In this modern day, women are speaking out more than ever before regarding their real-life experiences of employment discrimination, whether it be the inability to gain employment for which they are qualified, or even over ... -
State of Iowa vs. Ronnie Dobbs, Brief for Appellant
(2021)2021 Supreme Court Competition Problem: One fateful night, Ronnie Dobbs was playing music very loud and honking the horn of his car for no apparent reason. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Terry Twillstein was nearby, and he had ... -
City of Davenport v. Martin, Brief for the Appellee (Martin et. al.)
(2020)2020 Supreme Court Celebration Competition Problem: The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Article I, Section 17 of the Iowa Constitution does the same. Litigants usually invoke those constitutional ... -
Sioux County Parks Commission v. American Humanist Association, Brief for Appellant (Sioux County Parks Commission)
(2019)2019 Supreme Court Celebration Competition Problem: A 40-foot tall monument has stood (and still stands) in the median of an intersection in a small Iowa town, since its completion in 1925. It memorializes local residents ... -
Stark v. City of Kings Landing, Brief for Appellee (City of Kings Landing)
(2018)2018 Supreme Court Celebration Competition Problem: Stark v. City of Kings Landing Ned Stark, owner of Winterfell Welding & Services, was hired by Lyanna Mormont to thaw a frozen water line at her home in Kings Landing. ... -
Bulldog Mural
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The Development of a Match to Sample Memory Task and Test of Impulsivity to Investigate Rat Models of Schizophrenia
(2007)Animal models of schizophrenia have been developed using chronic exposure to the dissociative anesthetics phencycladine (PCP) and ketamine to induce psychosis in rats. Preliminary research in our laboratory has shown ... -
Taking a Bite Out of Consumer Food Waste in Des Moines, Iowa
(2015-05)In America, 40% of the food produced is ultimately thrown away, which is economically and environmentally detrimental. Our essay outlines the issue from a national standpoint to the local level, providing an examination ... -
Is a National Policy for Paid Parental Leave Possible in the United States?
(2015-05)The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was created in 1993 to address social and economic changes in the American family structure. This provision provided new parents with the opportunity to take up to twelve unpaid weeks ... -
Polk County Juvenile Drug Court: Recommendations for the Future
(2015-05)Polk County Juvenile Drug Court (“PCJDC”) has been operating since 2001, and has built a solid reputation within the state by addressing juvenile offenders with accompanying substance abuse problems. This paper examines ... -
Expanding Production of Cannabis in Iowa
(2015-05)Following passage of Senate Bill 2360 “Medical Cannabidiol Act” in Iowa, possession of Cannabidiol Oil become legal for patients who suffered from intractable epilepsy. The law became effective July 1, 2014, however, ... -
Labor and Management Relations: Historical Perspectives and Current Trends
(2015-05)Over the last 125 years, labor unions and management in the United States have had working relationships that have ranged from positive to co-existence to adversarial. In recent decades, declines in union membership, ... -
Place-Based Strategies to Improve Access to Health Care in Rural Iowa
(2015-05)Sustaining the viability of rural communities depends largely upon citizens’ access to high-quality healthcare, and in tandem, citizens’ access to high-quality healthcare depends upon the success of the community as a ...
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