University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and alumni received some of the institution’s highest honors on April 10 at the 101st Finkbine Dinner.

The University of Iowa has joined the American Talent Initiative (ATI), an organization founded to expand access and opportunities for highly talented low- and moderate-income students. As part of ATI, the UI will help develop strategies to attract, enroll, and support low-income students from before college to graduation and beyond.

Hassel Morrison, associate dean of students at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, is the second finalist for the next associate vice president and dean of students. He will give a public presentation from 1 to 1:50 p.m. Thursday, April 26.

Kayla Faust, a student in the UI College of Public Health, is launching a study to see how farmers react while driving farm vehicles. The study uses the university’s National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) and the findings can help make rural roads safer.

University of Iowa alumnus Kyle Ketelsen, who has performed for the world’s leading opera companies and orchestras, says his degree from the UI prepared him for the spotlight.

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.