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

Colloquium - New Challenges for (Contextual) Multi-Armed Bandits: Fairness Objectives, Indirect Feedback, and Beyond promotional image
Colloquium - New Challenges for (Contextual) Multi-Armed Bandits: Fairness Objectives, Indirect Feedback, and Beyond
Friday, December 12, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall
How to efficiently learn the best policy when the objective is to ensure fairness among agents.

Past research forums

Clarence Tow Lecture in Finance: Albert "Pete" Kyle
Friday, October 6, 2023 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Albert "Pete" Kyle is a Distinguished University Professor and Charles E. Smith Chair in Finance at the University of Maryland.

Clarence Tow Brown Bag Seminar in Finance: Foti Grigoris
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Foti Grigoris is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Tippie College of Business.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: David Dillenberger
Monday, October 2, 2023 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

David Dillenberger is a Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Sougata Poddar
Friday, September 29, 2023 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Schaeffer Hall

Sougata Poddar is a Visiting Associate Professor of Economics at The University of Iowa.

Business Analytics Guest Lecture: Benjamin Grimmer
Friday, September 29, 2023 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Benjamin Grimmer is an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Math and Statistics at Johns Hopkins University.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Finance: Manuel Adelino
Friday, September 29, 2023 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Manuel Adelino is a Professor of Finance at Duke 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.