A video recording of the spring 2018 College of Dentistry White Coat ceremony is now available for viewing. The event was held Friday, May 18.

Victoria (Vicki) Dobiyanski, dean of students at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, is the first finalist for the next associate vice president and dean of students. She will give a public presentation from 1 to 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 25.

University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students have been named to the search committee for a new executive vice president and provost.

The University of Iowa’s MFA in dramaturgy program specializes in new-play development, allowing dramaturgs to collaborate directly with playwrights.

Lauren Lessing, Mirken director of academic and public programs at Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, is the third finalist for the next director of the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art. She will visit campus Monday and Tuesday, April 23 and 24.

UI students in the Department of Cinematic Arts worked with eighth-graders at Bettendorf Middle School to create movie trailers and welcomed them to campus for a visit.

The law firm conducting a review of the University of Iowa’s employment policies and practices has submitted its first report. It includes an analysis of the university’s community policies on human rights, anti-harassment, sexual harassment, anti-retaliation, and violence, as well as policies specific to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

A new study from the University of Iowa shows the importance of drivers pulling over for police cars en route to emergencies. The study finds that police cars are nearly twice as likely to be involved in a traffic accident when they’re in emergency mode than when they are not.

Department executive officers can face a steep learning curve. To help DEOs navigate new territory, the UI began the DEO Leadership Development Program, co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and University Human Resources.

Cholesterol-lowering drugs are more likely to save thousands of additional lives when used in people with higher levels of LDL cholesterol, or “bad” cholesterol, according to a new study from the University of Iowa, published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association.”

Kathleen V. Jameson, former president and CEO of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the second finalist for the next director of the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art. She will visit campus Wednesday and Thursday, April 18 and 19.

Catherine M. Hale, director and curator of Creative Campus Galleries at Sheridan College in Mississauga, Ontario, and former curator of African and non-western art for the UI Stanley Museum of Art, is the first finalist for the UI Stanley Museum of Art director. She will visit campus April 16–17.