As part of their senior design course, four UI biomedical engineering students created the GAMA bra, a compression garment that can be worn by breast cancer patients after a unilateral mastectomy. The garment could help thousands of patients avoid painful swelling associated with lymphedema.

The University of Utah has named Dan Reed, former University of Iowa vice president for research and economic development, as senior vice president for academic affairs effective July 1, 2018.

Eric Norman, vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students at Purdue University Fort Wayne, is the third finalist for the next associate vice president and dean of students. He will give a public presentation from 1 to 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 1.

Michael Simon is making the most of his second go-round as an undergraduate at the University of Iowa. The veteran and geoscience major from Guttenberg, Iowa, invented a mechanism to clear river debris, sparked by an idea he had during a geology class.

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.

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.

Read about outstanding high school students from the state of Iowa—including several who have indicated they will attend the University of Iowa to study fields such as biology, political science, law, and medicine—in this year’s Academic All-State selection.

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.