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.

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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.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Finance: Ric Colacito
Friday, October 2, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Chemistry Building

Ric Colacito is a Professor of Finance & Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar at the University of North Carolina.

Past research forums

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Daniel Andrei
Friday, October 11, 2024 9:00am to 10:20am
Pappajohn Business Building

Daniel Andrei is an Associate Professor of Finance at McGill Desautels Faculty of Management.

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Anna Cieslak
Friday, October 4, 2024 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Anna Cieslak is an Associate Professor of Finance at The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Kai Li
Friday, September 27, 2024 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Kai Li is a Professor of Finance at UBC Sauder School of Business.

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Research Methods Seminar - Buddhika Nettasinghe
Thursday, September 19, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Title: Modeling and Measuring Affective Polarization of the Society

Abstract: Politically divided societies are also often divided emotionally: people like and trust those with similar political views (in-group favoritism) while disliking and distrusting those with different views (out-group animosity). This phenomenon, called affective polarization, influences individual decisions, including seemingly apolitical choices such as whether to wear a mask or what car to buy. We present a dynamical...

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Gilles Chemla
Friday, September 13, 2024 9:00am to 10:20am
Pappajohn Business Building

Gilles Chemla is a Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School.

Economics Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Haiqing Xu
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Haiqing Xu is an Associate Professor of Economics at The University of Texas at Austin.

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.