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

Decision Making under Uncertainty: An Optimization Perspective
Friday, March 4, 2022 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Speaker: Beste Basciftci, Dept. of Business Analytics

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Colloquium - Programming Languages Techniques for Controlling Generalization Errors in Adaptive Data Analysis
Friday, October 22, 2021 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Speaker

Marco Gaboardi (Boston University)

Abstract

Data analysts aim at guaranteeing that the result of a data analysis run on sample data does not differ too much from the result one would achieve by running the analysis over the entire population. To achieve this goal, they have developed several techniques to control the generalization errors of their data analyses. In this talk, I will discuss how programming language techniques can help data analysts to design adaptive data analyses...

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Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar: Tong Wang
Thursday, April 18, 2019 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Title: Hybrid Predictive Model: When an Interpretable Model Collaborates with a Black-box Model

Presented by: Tong Wang, Assistant Professor

Management Sciences, Tippie College of Business

 

Abstract:

Interpretable machine learning has received increasing interest in recent years, especially in domains where humans are involved in the decision-making process. However, the possible loss of the task performance for gaining interpretability is often inevitable, especially for large datasets or...

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The Ultimate Interview
Thursday, September 13, 2018 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Are you scared to be stumped by an internship or job interview question? Would you like to be able to answer the toughest interview question with confidence?

Josh Frahm is an Adjunct Professor for the Tippie College of Business, a Career Coordinator, and creator of the UI STEP program at Iowa. With almost 15 years of experience working in higher education, he will be bringing the "all you need to know package" so that you have a competitive edge when entering the workforce.

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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.