The versatile Herald Stark Opera Studio in the Voxman Music Building can transform from a classroom to a rehearsal space to a performance venue.

Sandra McGee, a Des Moines native and clinical assistant professor in the UI School of Social Work, responded to a series of fatal police shootings of black men by convening community forums that enhanced relationships between law enforcement and the African American community in Des Moines.

Five MFA students in the famous Iowa Writers’ Workshop came to the UI as teenagers to attend the Iowa Young Writers Studio, a summer camp for high school student writers. They talk about the experiences that have stayed with them.

The Campus Recreation and Wellness Center’s Wellness Services area provides many services, including nutrition consultation. Faculty, staff, and students can come to Wellness Services for support as they pursue their health goals.

Faculty, staff, and students in the UI School of Music and Department of Chemistry teamed up to turn physics and chemistry equipment into musical instruments—a project that culminated in a unique and impressive performance.

Alumni Scott Beck (BA ’07, communication studies) and Bryan Woods (BA ’07, communication studies) can add a blockbuster opening weekend to their résumés. The screenwriters of "A Quiet Place," which topped the box office in its opening weekend, discuss their influential time at UI.

Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, has appointed Lena Hill Dean of the College. Her last day at the University of Iowa will be May 25. Melissa Shivers will serve as interim chief diversity officer.

University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld has appointed Dan Matheson the new chair of the Presidential Committee on Athletics. Matheson replaces Liz Hollingworth, who served two years as chair and will begin a two-year term as a faculty athletics representative on the committee.

As experimental filmmaker and UI professor Christopher Harris begins work on his most ambitious project yet, he says he’s fortunate to have found a university community that embraces him and his work.

Lilián Sánchez, vice president of University of Iowa Student Government and a first-generation student, has helped organize the inaugural First-Generation Summit to help others overcome obstacles she faced as the first person in her family to attend college.

Faculty resignations decreased at the University of Iowa in fiscal year 2017, dropping from 4 percent to 3.1 percent. Medical faculty continue to comprise the largest portion of resignations, while most resigning faculty accepted a position at another educational institution.

Edith Parker, professor and head of community and behavioral health at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, is the fifth finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Public Health dean. She will participate in on-campus interviews April 2 and 3.