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News Briefs
U.S. News Ranks Tippie Among Nation's Best
 The Tippie College of Business is ranked 21st among public universities for 2013, tying with the University of Florida and the University of Colorado.
Fixing the Economy
 What one thing could President Barack Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney do in the next four years to get the economy going again? Economic and business experts from the Tippie College offer these ideas.
Researcher Opens New Window to See How Chinese Businesses Are Managed
 Associate Professor Ryan Wilson has found companies in China lower their tax bills by taking advantage of a government policy meant to promote economic development in targeted regions such as high-tech development zones.
Stock Analysts Use Instinct When Forecasting Hard-to-Value Firms
 When stock analysts aren't sure how to assess the earnings of a hard to value firm, they often just predict those earnings will follow the general trend of the market, according to new research by Professor Paul Hribar.
Touzani Seeks to Build Community for Veterans
 As current president of the University of Iowa Veterans Association, Tippie student Greg Touzani wants to build a strong sense of community for all veterans on campus.
New Iowa Electronic Markets RSS Feed
 Get daily stock prices for the 2012 Election Markets by subscribing to http://tippie.uiowa.edu/iem/rss.
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Tippie in the News
Cancer Institute Gives Grant to Corvida
(Iowa City Press-Citizen, September 30)
 A Coralville-based medical device startup has received a huge vote of confidence from a top health organization. The startup began at the university's Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory.
Pappajohn Business Plan Competition Winners Announced
(Des Moines Business Record, September 27)
 The three winners of the 2012 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition were announced at an awards luncheon at Drake.
From Chicago's Mean Streets to B-School
(Bloomberg Businessweek, September 27)
 People take many different paths to business school, but very few take the road traveled by Srinivas "Cheeni" Rao. An unlikely candidate for an MBA, the award-winning writer is a recovering drug addict who was homeless and a petty criminal on Chicago's South Side.
Résumé Required: Business Majors Get a Wake-Up Call
(Bloomberg Businessweek, September 14)
 Undergraduate business students at the Tippie College of Business no longer need a résumé simply to get an internship or job. Now they are required to have one in order to be considered for admission to business school.
Henry Fund Stock Analysts See Lackluster Economic Growth
(The Gazette, September 13)
 The latest economic forecast from Tippie MBA student financial analysts sees slow but steady growth over the next two years.
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Alumni Event in New York City
 Tuesday, October 23
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Irish Exit NYC, 978 Second Ave.
Meet the college's new dean, Sarah Fisher Gardial, and learn about one of Iowa's hottest exports, Templeton rye whiskey. More info
Hughes Lecture Series:
Charles Sukup
 Tuesday, October 30
5:00-7:00 p.m.
2nd Floor Ballroom, IMU
Networking reception and lecture by the president of Sukup Manufacturing, sponsored by Hills Bank and Trust Company and the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. Register online
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I3 Forum: Transforming Tomorrow
 Friday, November 2
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Hotel Vetro, Iowa City
Featuring keynote speaker Steven Kotler—author of Abundance, blogger for Forbes.com, PsychologyToday.com, and Outside.com, and head environmental investigative reporter for Ecohearth.com. Register online
McGladrey Institute National Speaker Series:
Larry Rittenberg
 Monday, November 5
7:00-8:30 p.m.
W10 PBB
Rittenberg is former chair of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. More info
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