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: Tridib Sharma
Monday, October 5, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Tridib Sharma is a Professor of Economics at ITAM.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Guido Kuersteiner
Monday, October 12, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Guido Kuersteiner is a Professor of Economics from the University of Maryland.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Finance: Seth Pruitt
Friday, October 16, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Seth Pruitt is an Associate Professor in Finance at Arizona State University.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Joseph Mullins
Monday, October 19, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Joseph Mullins is an Assistant Professor in Economics from the University of Minnesota.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Elliot Lipnowski
Monday, October 26, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Elliot Lipnowski is an Associate Professor in Economics from Yale University.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Finance: Riley League
Friday, October 30, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Riley League is an Assistant Professor in Finance at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Past research forums

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Thought Leaders Seminar in Finance: Luigi Zingales
Friday, September 23, 2022 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

Luigi Zingales is the Robert C. McCormack Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance and the Charles M. Harper Faculty Fellow at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. The topic of his presentation will be "Taming Corporate Power with Corporate Democracy." Register to attend.

Business Analytics Guest Lecture: Jingyuan Yang - Acqui-hiring or Acqui-quitting: Data-Driven Post-M&A Turnover Prediction via a Dual-fit Model
Friday, September 16, 2022 11:00am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Jingyuan Yang is an assistant professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at the School of Business, George Mason University. Speaker bio and abstract.

Business Analytics Guest Lecture: David Woodruff - Computational Issues in Stochastic Programming for Management Problems
Friday, September 9, 2022 11:00am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

David Woodruff is a professor at the University of California-Davis Graduate School Management. Speaker bio and abstract.

Business Analytics Guest Lecture: Stephen Wright - Optimization Theory and Practice
Friday, August 26, 2022 11:00am to 12:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Stephen Wright, professor of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison conducts research in computational optimization and its applications to data science and many other areas of science and engineering. Speaker bio and abstract.

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UNI - John Deere Symposium on Machine Learning
Friday, April 22, 2022 9:50am to 2:00pm

The symposium will be held at the University of Northern Iowa, Maucker Union, Rooms A & B for those who want to attend in person and online via Zoom for anyone who wants to attend virtually. You must register to receive the link to the virtual event.

Registration is free and open to industry professionals, academic faculty and students interested in the fields of data science, analytics, computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering, and business.

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Stephanie Arne: Keynote Speaker for the One Sustainable Iowa Conference
Saturday, April 9, 2022 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Registration is now open for the 2022 One Sustainable Iowa Conference, which will take place on Saturday, April 9th from 9am-4pm on the University of Iowa campus. The goal of the Conference is to connect students throughout Iowa who have interests in sustainability. All students, faculty, and staff from any higher ed institution in Iowa are invited to attend this Conference. Information about the Conference can be found here: https://www.onesustainableiowa.com/. Current University of Iowa...

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.