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

ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR.MENGXIAO ZHANG promotional image
ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR.MENGXIAO ZHANG
Thursday, March 5, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Join us in welcoming Mengxiao Zhang, Professor of Business Analytics at Tippie College of Business, to the ISE graduate seminar. Dr. Zhang will present his seminar titled"New Challenges for (Contextual) Multi-Armed Bandits: Fairness Objectives, Indirect Feedback, and Beyond" on Thursday, March 5th, from 3:30 - 4:20 p.m. in 4030 SC.

Colloquium - When 'Good' Systems Fail: What Employment Technologies Miss Under Real-World Constraints promotional image
Colloquium - When 'Good' Systems Fail: What Employment Technologies Miss Under Real-World Constraints
Friday, March 6, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
We welcome Tawanna Dillahunt, PhD, from the University of Michigan School of Information, who will speak to the design and deployment of employment technologies, considering real-world constraints rather than idealized conditions.
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Data Centers in Iowa: Perspectives from Community, Government, and Research
Monday, March 9, 2026 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building
This panel will offer a high-level overview of how community, government, and industry considerations shape data center development in Iowa and the broader Midwest.
Clarence Tow Seminar in Economics: Brantley Callaway
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Brantly Callaway is the P. George Benson Professor and an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Georgia.

Clarence Tow Seminar in Economics: Ted O'Donoghue
Monday, March 23, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Ted O'Donoghue is the Zubrow Professor of Economics at Cornell University.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Phil Mulder
Friday, March 27, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Phil Mulder is an assistant professor in Risk Management and Insurance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Past research forums

Tow Lecture in Economics: Cuimin Ba
Monday, February 17, 2025 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Cuimin Ba is an Assistant Professor of Economics at The University of Pittsburgh.

Tow Lecture in Finance: Tony Zhang
Friday, February 14, 2025 10:30am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Tony Zhang is a Principal Economist at the Federal Reserve Board.

Tow Lecture in Economics: Dong Wei
Monday, February 10, 2025 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Dong Wei is an Assistant Professor of Economics at The University of California at Santa Cruz.

Tow Lecture in Finance: Riccardo Sabbatucci
Friday, February 7, 2025 10:30am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Riccardo Sabbatucci is a Visiting Professor of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Tow Lecture in Economics: Charles Courtemanche
Monday, December 9, 2024 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pomerantz Center

Charles Courtemanche is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Kentucky.

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Kimberly Cornaggia
Friday, December 6, 2024 9:00am to 10:20am
Pappajohn Business Building

Kimberly Cornaggia is a Professor of Finance at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State 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.