Dedicated to creating and sharing knowledge

Tippie College of Business is dedicated to sharing our research with the world. Our multiple research forum series brings together esteemed scholars, faculty, and researchers from across the campus and across the globe to share their work in all of our disciplines.

Join us to discuss some of the most important topics in business research.

Upcoming research forums

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Guillaume Frechette
Thursday, September 10, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Guillaume Frechette is a Professor of Economics from New York University.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Finance: Julia Fonseca
Friday, September 11, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Chemistry Building

Julia Fonseca is an Associate Professor of Finance and Josef and Margot Lakonishok Faculty Fellow at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

CS Colloquium - "Easy, Hard, and Impossible: Phase Transitions in Computation" promotional image
CS Colloquium - "Easy, Hard, and Impossible: Phase Transitions in Computation"
Friday, September 11, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor, Dr. Cristopher Moore, shows how to classify key problems in computing, data science, and statistical inference.
Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Theo Durandard
Monday, September 14, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Theo Durandard is an Assistant Professor in Economics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Natalia Lazzati
Monday, September 21, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Natalia Lazzati is an Associate Professor in Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

CS Colloquium - "Approximation Algorithms: Some ancient, some new - the good, the bad and the ugly" promotional image
CS Colloquium - "Approximation Algorithms: Some ancient, some new - the good, the bad and the ugly"
Friday, September 25, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
Northwestern University's Peter and Adrienne Barris Chair of Computer Science will speak on the use of greedy algorithms for a basic graph problem called connected dominating set, and the development of LP based algorithms for a basic scheduling problem in the context of data center scheduling.

Past research forums

Tow Lecture in Economics: Marco Battaglini
Monday, May 5, 2025 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Pomerantz Center

Marco Battaglini is a Professor of Economics at Cornell University.

Tow Lecture in Finance: Richard Thakor
Friday, May 2, 2025 10:30am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Richard Thakor is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Minnesota.

Tow Lecture in Economics: Yichen Su
Monday, April 28, 2025 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Yichen Su is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Econometrics Mini Conference
Friday, April 25, 2025 8:30am to 4:30pm
Pappajohn Business Building

This event will explore the latest research and applications in econometrics. This conference will feature distinguished keynote speakers and engaging discussions. RSVP to Suyong Song (suyong-song@uiowa.edu) or Jeremy McIntosh (jeremy-mcintosh@uiowa.edu) by Friday, April 4.

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Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Phil Smith
Thursday, April 24, 2025 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Phil Smith is the National Field Director at the Concord Coalition and has more than two decades of experience at this organization. He helped conduct countless seminars, congressional and presidential town hall meetings, and public policy initiatives.
Tow Lecture in Finance: Matt Billett
Friday, April 18, 2025 10:30am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Matt Billett is a Professor of Finance at Indiana University.

Behavioral Research Roundtable Series

Hosted by the Tippie Research Office, the Behavioral Research Roundtable Series offers a space for faculty, visiting scholars, and graduate students to share and discuss behavioral research in a collaborative, low-pressure setting.

Business Analytics Guest Lecturer Seminar Series

Join us to hear from high-profile business analytics researchers.

Clarence Tow Lectures in Economics

Scholars from both the private and public sectors present to economics faculty and students roughly once a week during the academic year.

Clarence Tow Lectures in Finance

Top finance researchers present at Tippie to faculty, PhD students, and researchers from the University of Iowa.

Research Methods Roundtable Series

Presented by the Tippie Research Office in collaboration with the Departments of Business Analytics, Economics, and Finance, this series highlights research methods.