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11/19/2009
MBA Students Advance to National Investment Research Competition

Members of the University of Iowa Henry Fund investment management team took home top prize at the Global Investment Research Challenge regional competition last week. The five second-year MBA students in the Tippie College of Business prepared a company analysis of Deere & Co., which was then judged by certified financial analysts.
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11/06/2009
Researcher's Analysis Shows Buying Alaska No Sweet Deal for American Taxpayers

Sarah Palin has a new book out, and the former Alaska governor's rise to fame has brought more notoriety to her native state than it's had since the United States dropped $7.2 million in gold to buy it from Russia in 1867.
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10/27/2009
UI Researchers Study Value of Executive MBA Degree

University of Iowa researchers hope their new study will determine if the Executive MBA degree pays off for its graduates and their employers.
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10/19/2009
Tippie Students to Compete in Bass Fishing Championship

Two College of Business students will compete in the National Guard FLW College Fishing Regional Championship from Saturday, Oct. 31 to Monday, Nov. 2 on Kentucky Lake in Murray, Ky.
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10/19/2009
UI Study Finds Too Much Global Experience Might Harm Career Advancement

Managers for U.S. companies may want to limit their international assignments to just one if they hope to advance in their careers, according to research by a University of Iowa management professor.
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10/16/2009
UI Student Business Wins $50,000 Federal Grant to Develop Biomass for Energy

A University of Iowa-based student business has received a $50,000 federal grant to help develop a system of helping farmers transport biomass to utilities, large industries, and biofuel companies for conversion to electricity.
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10/15/2009
Accounting Professor Penno Receives Top Paper Award

Mark C. Penno, professor of accounting in the UI Tippie College of Business, received the 2009 Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award from the American Accounting Association (AAA) for his paper, "Rules and Accounting: Vagueness in Conceptual Frameworks."
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10/15/2009
The Economist Magazine Ranks Tippie MBA among World's Best

The Tippie School of Management's Full-time MBA Program was ranked among the best in the world in a recent survey by The Economist magazine. The London-based newsweekly ranked the Tippie MBA at number 61 globally, up from 76 in its 2008 rankings. It was ranked 35th in North America, up from 40 last year.
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10/12/2009
Products Aren't Contagious, But UI Research Shows We Act As If They Are

Urban legend has it that Las Vegas casinos hire what are known as "coolers," professional mopes who ease up next to players on a hot streak in the hope that their bad luck rubs off and cools the table down, little black clouds who save the house money by raining on winning parades.
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10/07/2009
UI Handshake Expert: Job Interviewees Should Still Shake, Despite Flu Fears

Yes, it's true that there's a flu pandemic thanks to H1N1, but a University of Iowa business professor does not advise using that as a reason to avoid shaking hands during a job interview.
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10/02/2009
Alumnus, Web Marketing Expert to Discuss Entrepreneurialism in UI Visit

Chances are good that you've bought something from Don Peterson's company. You just don't know it.
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10/02/2009
State Farm Grant Renewed to Help Develop Career Leadership Program

The University of Iowa's Pomerantz Career Center has received a $50,000 grant from State Farm Insurance for a second year to develop programs in its Career Leadership Academy.
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10/01/2009
New Student Group Aims to Help Build Sports Management Careers

Sports is big business in America, a multibillion dollar industry that employs millions of workers, only a fraction of whom ever set foot on a playing surface.
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09/28/2009
Iowa Researcher Finds Nader Likely Helped Gore in 2000 Election

Nine years have passed, but many Democrats are still sore at Ralph Nader for his maverick candidacy in the 2000 election that many believe was the reason George W. Bush beat Al Gore.
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09/25/2009
Gateway Computer Founder Ted Waitt to Speak at UI Oct. 9

Ted Waitt, a former University of Iowa student who went on to found computer giant Gateway, Inc., will talk about his life as an entrepreneur when he speaks at The University of Iowa at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9 in the Bedell Entrepreneurial Learning Lab, 322 N. Clinton St.
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09/23/2009
Entrepreneur Magazine Ranks UI One of Country's Best for Entrepreneurs

The University of Iowa's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) offers one of the top entrepreneurial educational programs in the country, according to a survey in the current issue of Entrepreneur Magazine.
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09/18/2009
Iowa Business Professor Studies Why GORE-TEX Maker So Successful

For years, poll after poll has put W.L. Gore & Associates near the top of the list of best places to work.
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09/17/2009
UI Business Researchers Help Health Care Organizations Control Costs

A group of researchers at The University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business is using the principles of more efficient manufacturing processes in an effort to help contain ever-increasing health care costs.
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09/11/2009
Fall Career and Internship Fair Set for Sept. 22

The Pomerantz Career Center's fall job and internship fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union. More than 110 employers—including ConAgra Foods, Ernst & Young, Von Maur, Berkshire Hathaway, Homestate Companies, Deere & Co. and Accenture—will be on hand to discuss career and internship opportunities.
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09/09/2009
Iowa Researcher Points Out That Health Insurance Really Isn't Insurance

Lost in the debate over a public option health insurance plan, says a University of Iowa insurance expert, is the fact that health insurance differs in many ways from other types of insurance.
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09/09/2009
University of Iowa to Bring Bachelor's Degrees to DMACC

The University of Iowa and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) have partnered to allow DMACC students to earn a bachelor's degree without ever leaving their DMACC campus.
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09/02/2009
UI MBA Program Building New Classroom Facility in Downtown Cedar Rapids

The University of Iowa's Tippie School of Management is building a new classroom facility in downtown Cedar Rapids for its part-time MBA program, which was forced to vacate its previous space after last year's flooding.
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09/01/2009
Tippie Researcher Tests Investor Opinion Divergence Measures

One investor says buy, another says sell. It's what makes the market work. But how big is the difference between the two investors' beliefs about the stock's value?
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