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 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.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Andrew Goodman-Bacon
Monday, April 20, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Andrew Goodman-Bacon is a Principal Research Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Matt Gustafson
Friday, April 24, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Matt Gustafson is a professor of Finance at Penn State University.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Xiao Lin
Monday, May 4, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Xiao Lin is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Sebastien Plante
Friday, May 8, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Sebastien Plante is an assistant professor in Finance, Investment and Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Past research forums

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Kai Li
Friday, September 27, 2024 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Kai Li is a Professor of Finance at UBC Sauder School of Business.

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Research Methods Seminar - Buddhika Nettasinghe
Thursday, September 19, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Title: Modeling and Measuring Affective Polarization of the Society

Abstract: Politically divided societies are also often divided emotionally: people like and trust those with similar political views (in-group favoritism) while disliking and distrusting those with different views (out-group animosity). This phenomenon, called affective polarization, influences individual decisions, including seemingly apolitical choices such as whether to wear a mask or what car to buy. We present a dynamical...

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Gilles Chemla
Friday, September 13, 2024 9:00am to 10:20am
Pappajohn Business Building

Gilles Chemla is a Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School.

Economics Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Haiqing Xu
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Haiqing Xu is an Associate Professor of Economics at The University of Texas at Austin.

Economics Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Alex Chudik
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Alex Chudik is an Economic Policy Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Xuelin Li
Friday, August 30, 2024 9:00am to 10:20am
Pappajohn Business Building

Xuelin Li is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School.

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.