Ziemann's dissertation included a UI study that identified a brain pathway that shuts down seizures.

The office, a collaboration of the Graduate College and the Office of the Vice President for Research, will support postdoctoral scholars and their faculty mentors through activities involving recruitment, education, mentorship, and networking.

The program will begin presenting awards to graduate students during the 2010-2011 academic year.

During the 2008 election season, the UI political science department launched the Hawkeye Poll.