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.)

The University of Iowa College of Public Health hosted a luncheon and community forum this month in Osceola, at which health management professor Dan Shane gave an overview of the Affordable Care Act and its effects on businesses in rural Iowa and small communities.

University of Iowa officials are enhancing security and reminding campus technology users how to avoid being duped after a number of employees became victims of a recent “phishing” scam.

Graduate directors in the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will present their debut directing work over the course of two weekends, Dec. 5-7 and 12-14, in Theatre B of the UI Theatre Building. Admission is $5 (free for UI students with valid UI ID).

University of Iowa law professor Maya Steinitz has been named a Member of the Court of the Jerusalem Arbitration Center, a new legal forum for Israelis and Palestinians to settle commercial disputes.

New UI research suggests that men's larger noses are nature's way of fueling the lean muscle mass that men have in higher proportion than women; bigger noses enable men to bring more oxygen into their bodies, which in turn helps to grow and maintain their energy-hungry muscles.