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 Seminar Series in Economics: Yucheng Liang
Monday, March 30, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Yucheng Liang is an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Tristan Fitzgerald
Friday, April 3, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Tristan Fitzgerald is an assistant professor of Finance at the Texas A&M University.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Rohit Allena
Monday, April 6, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Rohit Allena is an assistant professor at the University of Houston.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Daniel Gottlieb
Friday, April 10, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Daniel Gottlieb is the Peter Arkley Chair in Risk Management and a professor of Finance and Business Economics from the University of Southern California.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Rakesh Vohra
Monday, April 13, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Rakesh Vohra is the George A. Weiss and Lydia Bravo Weiss University Professor in Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Stefan Nagel
Friday, April 17, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Stefan Nagel is the Fama Family Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

Past research forums

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Nageeb Ali
Monday, September 25, 2023 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Nageeb Ali is a Professor of Economics at Pennsylvania State University.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Finance: Tatyana Deryugina
Friday, September 22, 2023 9:00am to 10:20am
Pappajohn Business Building

Tatyana Deryugina is an Associate Professor of Finance and Shebik Faculty Fellow at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Clarence Tow Brown Bag Seminar in Finance: Siegfried Anyomi
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Siegfried Anyomi is a PhD Student in Finance at the University of Iowa.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Iryna Topolyan
Monday, September 18, 2023 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Iryna Topolyan is Professor and Head of the Department of Economics at University of Cincinnati.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Finance: Ting Xu
Friday, September 15, 2023 9:00am to 10:20am
Pappajohn Business Building

Ting Xu is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Isabel Trevino
Monday, September 11, 2023 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Isbel Trevino is an Associate Professor of Economics at UC-San Diego.

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.