The search committee for the new dean of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine will host its second of five public forums today, according to a UI news release.

Nancy E. Davidson, who is well known for her breast-cancer research, will speak today in the Medical Education & Research Facility, addressing the topic "What is Your Vision for the Future of Academic Medical Centers."

Davidson is currently the director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and Cancer Centers. She is also a professor of medicine and pharmacology and chemical biology, associate vice chancellor for cancer research, Hillman Professor of Oncology; and professor in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, according to the press release.

Davidson will speak from noon to 1 p.m. today in 2117 Medical Education & Research Facility.

Davidson will take questions from the audience following the presentation, according to the release.

Forums for the following three candidates will take place June 19, 26, and 29.

— by Kristen East