Two University of Iowa urologists will hold several free small-group discussions this spring to address a range of men’s health questions.

At a University of Iowa Alumni Association event in Des Moines April 6, UI doctor Terry Wahls will discuss her diet-based approach to tackling multiple sclerosis.

Three University of Iowa teams concluded their seasons in NCAA postseason action, making for a busy few weeks of "March Madness."

In a special event co-sponsored by the Mission Creek Festival, University of Iowa professor Kembrew McLeod and Brooklyn fiction writer D. Foy will read from their new books at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Laurie Anderson will speak at the Englert Theatre Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. Anderson is a writer, director, visual artist, and vocalist best known for her multimedia presentations and innovative use of technology.

Archaeologist Simon James will give a lecture, “Isle of Druids and Celtic Warriors? Britain on the Eve of Roman Invasion” Monday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. in Art Building West on the University of Iowa campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Of the 30 stations that were part of the Cedar Rapids Science Center’s Brain Awareness Week, seven were created and facilitated by UI College of Education students from clinical instructor Ted Neal’s science education classes. School groups came to the Science Center to walk through rooms full of different interactive educational stations about the brain.

In a special event co-sponsored by the Mission Creek Festival, University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduates Leslie Jamison and Adam Fell will read from their new work at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Writers’ Workshop instructor Kevin Brockmeier will read from his new memoir, "A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip: A Memoir of Seventh Grade," at 7 p.m. Monday, March 31, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Iowa Percussion, housed within the University of Iowa School of Music, will present “Premieres and Other Firsts” at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature marimba soloist Andy Harnsberger, dulcimer soloist Matthew Coley, and composer Steven Simpson as guest artists.

The University of Iowa Department of Dance will stage "Presenting Norma," an MFA thesis concert featuring the work of Lindsay Fisher and Jeremy Blair, at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 3-5, in Space Place Theatre (101 North Hall).

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free piano recital by guest artist Jose R. Lopez, associate professor and coordinator of the Keyboard Studies Program at Florida International University in Miami, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.