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

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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.

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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 Seminar, Economics: Cameron Ellis, University of Iowa
Monday, February 27, 2023 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Pappajohn Business Building

The Clarence Tow Lectures in Economics presents Cameron Ellis, University of Iowa. 

This event is sponsored by the Clarence Tow Lecture Fund. 

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Thought Leaders Seminar in Finance: Daron Acemoglu
Friday, February 10, 2023 10:30am to 12:00pm
Virtual

Professor Daron Acemoglu is Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Register to attend via Zoom.

Wall Street Prep Financial Modeling Seminar
Sunday, January 22, 2023 9:00am to 5:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

The Hawkinson Institute will host Wall Street Prep's Financial & Valuation Modeling seminar at the University of Iowa on the weekend of Jan. 21-22, 2023.

The seminars will be led by a former investment banker with applied expertise in financial and valuation modeling methodologies.

The course is valuable for seniors, juniors, and advanced sophomores interested in investment banking, private equity, equity research and related fields. Any Iowa student is welcome to participate. (Enrollment in...

Wall Street Prep Financial Modeling Seminar
Saturday, January 21, 2023 9:00am to 5:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

The Hawkinson Institute will host Wall Street Prep's Financial & Valuation Modeling seminar at the University of Iowa on the weekend of Jan. 21-22, 2023.

The seminars will be led by a former investment banker with applied expertise in financial and valuation modeling methodologies.

The course is valuable for seniors, juniors, and advanced sophomores interested in investment banking, private equity, equity research and related fields. Any Iowa student is welcome to participate. (Enrollment in...

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Thought Leaders Seminar in Finance: Jeremy Stein
Friday, December 2, 2022 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

Jeremy C. Stein is the Moise Y. Safra Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he teaches courses in the undergraduate and PhD programs, and serves on the board of directors of the Harvard Management Company. Register to attend.

Business Analytics Guest Lecture: Annabelle Feng
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 10:00am to 11:00am
Pappajohn Business Building

Annabelle Feng is Professor of Management and John and Donna Krenicki Chair in Operations Management at Purdue University. View her bio and the abstract for her talk, "Operational Data Analytics for Newsvendors."

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.