The performing arts component of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Project Art will present a concert of Middle Eastern and North African music by Salaam at noon Monday, Dec. 16, in the atrium of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The performance is free and open to the public.

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.

David McCartney, University of Iowa archivist, has formed a group of historians, archivists, librarians, activists, and others from across Iowa to document Iowa’s history in the civil rights era by collecting oral interviews, journals, photos, letters, and any other memorabilia.

Mary Szybist, alumna of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, received the 2013 National Book Award for poetry for her most recent collection, "Incarnadine." Szybist accepted the award during a ceremony Nov. 20 in Manhattan, N.Y.

The University of Iowa takes the number six slot among the best colleges for veterans, according to the latest rankings published by "U.S. News and World Report."

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).

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.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26 and 27, so workers can repair a sanitary sewer line. The museum, located in Macbride Hall in the UI’s Pentacrest, will resume normal hours Friday, Nov. 29, following the Thanksgiving holiday.

One of the more exciting aspects of the "Kinnick Experience" is the tunnel walk. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Iowa football pregame tradition and how the hard-working HawkVision production staff provide an up-close look before every home game at Kinnick Stadium.

The University of Iowa has launched a major multidisciplinary initiative that campus leaders expect will establish the university as a national center of excellence in the rapidly evolving field of informatics. The project will include the university's latest faculty cluster hire.

This November, as Thanksgiving brings thoughts of pilgrims, the University of Iowa Libraries is exploring a later period of American history with a new digital collection, crowdsourcing initiative, and curriculum project based on pioneer-era documents.