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 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.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Brendan Kline
Monday, November 2, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Brendan Kline is an Associate Professor in Economics from the University of Texas, Austin.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Long Hong
Monday, November 9, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Long Hong is an Assistant Professor from Arizona State University.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Alvaro Sandroni
Monday, November 16, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Alvaro Sandroni is the E.D. Howard Professor of Political Economy and a Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences from Northwestern University.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Roberto Saitto
Monday, November 30, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Roberto Saitto is an Assistant Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences from Northwestern University.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Finance: Jess Corneggia
Friday, December 4, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Jess Corneggia is a Professor of Finance at Penn State University.

Past research forums

Tow Lecture in Economics: Ben Brooks
Monday, March 24, 2025 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Ben Brooks is a Columnist for the New York Times and Senior Advisor for the University of Chicago's Leadership and Society Initiative.

Canceled
Tow Lecture in Finance: Parinitha Sastry
Friday, March 14, 2025 10:30am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Parinitha Sastry is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School.

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Research Methods Seminar - Mengxiao Zhang
Thursday, March 13, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Tow Lecture in Economics: Paulo Nantenzon
Monday, March 10, 2025 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Paulo Nantenzon is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis.

Tow Lecture in Economics: Bertan Turhan
Monday, March 3, 2025 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Bertan Turhan is an Associate Professor of Economics at Iowa State University.

Tow Lecture in Finance: Andrea Vedolin
Friday, February 28, 2025 10:30am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Andrea is a Professor of Finance at Boston 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.