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  • Rynes Honored for Excellence (05/17/2013)

    Sara RynesSara Rynes, John F. Murray Professor of Management and Organizations, is one of six recipients to receive the 2013 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence.

  • Reviving Towncrest (05/16/2013)

    An analysis by a group of University of Iowa business students suggests that Iowa City focus its efforts to redevelop the Towncrest neighborhood on a piece of city-owned vacant land at the corner of First Avenue and Muscatine Road.

  • Bright Lights, Big Prizes (05/15/2013)

    A student from Waterloo Columbus High School was recently named the state’s top high school entrepreneur in a contest sponsored by the University of Iowa and the accounting firm Ernst & Young.

  • Oh, Say Can He Sing (05/14/2013)

    You've seen Nils Thorson perform. Not as an athlete, but as the guy who sings the national anthem before the start of the game.

  • Tippie Gift to Support Athletics and Business (05/13/2013)

    A $5 million gift to the University of Iowa Foundation from Henry B. Tippie (BSC49) is benefiting students in the UI Henry B. Tippie College of Business, and student-athletes and building projects in the UI Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

  • Student Start-Up Wins Entrepreneurial Award (05/10/2013)

    The UI College of Engineering has announced that the student business plan for a company named Iowa Smart Switch is the winner of its 2012-13 Hubert E. Storer Engineering Student Entrepreneurial Start-up Award.

  • Alumna to Present Phil's Day Lecture (05/01/2013)

    Janice ElligAs part of the second annual Phil’s Day, University of Iowa alumna Janice Ellig (BBA68) will present a guest lecture, "Life with Phil," at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber.

  • Getting to Yes (04/26/2013)

    A career networking event in Des Moines will offer expert tips on improving the negotiation skills that are an important part of daily activities at work and at home.

  • Tippie Technology Dedication (04/23/2013)

    Tippie View, an interactive wall of video displays used by business students and Pappajohn Business Building visitors alike, took center stage in a dedication ceremony on Friday, April 19.

  • Mount Wins SIOP Award (04/22/2013)

    Mick Mount, the Henry B. Tippie Research Professor of Human Resource Management, and two former Ph.D. students, In-Sue Oh (Temple University) and Gang Wang (University of Idaho), won the SIOP 2013 Joyce and Robert Hogan Award for Personality and Performance.

  • Innovation Summit Helps Would-Be UI Entrepreneurs (04/12/2013)

    University of Iowa students, faculty, and staff interested in starting a technology start-up business can learn more about helpful UI resources at the Hawkeye Innovation Summit from 8-11 a.m., Friday, April 26 at the hotelVetro.

  • Buy Bonds Or Go Broke (04/10/2013)

    Dennis LockhartAdd Cyprus to the list of debt-trashed economies in the Eurozone, joining Greece, Italy, Spain, and the rest to create a cautionary tale for the United States’ own debt and spending challenges.

  • Economics Student to Receive Diversity Catalyst Award (04/08/2013)

    Sauvik GoswamiThe University of Iowa Chief Diversity Office invites everyone to celebrate the distinctive and innovative diversity contributions of six award recipients at the 14th Annual Diversity Catalyst Awards Reception Thursday, April 18.

  • Redemption Project (04/01/2013)

    Srinivas RaoSrinivas “Cheeni” Rao’s story is a redemption story and so let’s say up front that it has a happy ending, with marriage, family, advanced UI degrees, a published book, and a hopeful future in business. But to get that happy ending, you have to go to some dark places, because that’s how redemption stories work, and in Rao’s case, they are quite dark and ugly.

  • Tax Executives Institute Establishes Scholarship in Honor of Iowa Grad (03/26/2013)

    The Tax Executives Institute knows the importance of education and scholarships because continuing education lies at the core of its activities. That’s why this past year, the institute contributed approximately $230,000 in scholarships to various schools, including the creation of the Timothy J. McCormally Tax Executives Institute Scholarship Fund at Tippie.

  • Cancer Care May Be Closer Than You Think (03/26/2013)

    Tom GrucaResearch from the University of Iowa suggests that cancer care is more accessible in rural areas than thought, and this increased accessibility should be considered as changes are made in the health care system under the Affordable Care Act.

  • Tax Research: Educating the Educators (03/04/2013)

    The Department of Accounting at the Tippie College of Business continues to fill a unique role by offering the only doctoral program in accounting in the state of Iowa. Having a highly ranked, internationally recognized Ph.D. program gives the Department of Accounting a front row seat to an inimitable staffing crisis certain to impact the future of accounting education.

  • Getting Their Names Right (02/27/2013)

    Chinese students at the University of Iowa may be used to hearing their names rendered into unrecognizable sounds by linguistically challenged faculty but it probably doesn't help them adjust to life in Iowa.

  • Job Fair Brings 130 Employers to Campus (02/22/2013)

    The annual University of Iowa spring job fair will be held in the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, Feb. 27, with representatives from 130 employers collecting resumes and recruiting prospective new employees and interns from among the university’s undergraduate ranks.