Iowa City's strategy of supporting local startups rather than pursuing huge companies' expansions, paired with the exposure that the UI's Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center provides for student-led startups, creates a city with strong momentum.

Paul McCray, Jr. and David Price, both faculty in the UI Carver College of Medicine, have been awarded the distinction of 2013 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a jam session by jazz faculty members from 8 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at George’s, 312 E. Market St. in downtown Iowa City. The performance, part of a monthly series, is free and open to the public.

One of the world’s finest big bands will swing into the holiday season with two performances at West High School when University of Iowa's Hancher presents the Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis Saturday, Dec. 7, at 5 and 8 p.m.

The 2013 University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll captured public opinion among Iowans on a range of timely issues, from health care coverage and gun control to the 2014 U.S. Senate elections and the recent federal government shutdown.

In an article about "medical tourism," the University of Iowa's Peter Cram recommends looking for an accredited hospital that performs large numbers of the procedure you need and a doctor who trained at a major medical school.

This Thanksgiving, no one will be without a place to gather for good food, conversation, and the opportunity to give thanks. The University of Iowa is hosting a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, Nov. 28, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Old Brick. Though free and open to the UI community, advance registration is necessary, and volunteers are still invited to help.

Poet, playwright, and translator Ariana Reines will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Zach Zwirlein of Coal Valley, Ill., was diagnosed with medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency through the Iowa Neonatal Metabolic Screening Program, a partnership of the genetics program at UI Children's Hospital, the Iowa Department of Public Health, and the State Hygienic Laboratory.

Researchers at the University of Iowa and Yale University have identified 39 genes they believe are associated with alcoholism. The genes were identified using a novel approach combining genetic studies on addiction with another study on protein-protein interactions. Results appear in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

Faced with the rising cost of health care, doctors at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics decided to examine the cost of something they do every day: order lab tests. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)