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

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Kimberly Cornaggia
Friday, December 6, 2024 9:00am to 10:20am
Pappajohn Business Building

Kimberly Cornaggia is a Professor of Finance at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University.

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Mathematics Faculty Colloquium - Xueyu Zhu; University of Iowa Department of Mathematics
Thursday, December 5, 2024 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Title: Recent Advancement of Scientific Machine Learning

Abstract: Machine learning has revolutionized scientific computing, offering unprecedented computational efficiency, flexibility, and applicability to real-world challenges. However, traditional machine learning approaches often overlook the rich insights provided by existing physical laws or mathematical properties. This talk explores the latest advancements in AI techniques that respect existing physical laws or mathematical properties...

Tow Lecture in Economics: Shanthi Ramnath
Monday, December 2, 2024 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Shanthi Ramnath is a Senior Economist and Economic Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Elena Simintzi
Friday, November 22, 2024 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Elena Simintzi is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Economics Tow Seminar Series - Harold Chiang
Monday, November 18, 2024 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Harold Chiang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Finance Clarence TOW Seminar Series - Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva
Friday, November 15, 2024 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva is a Senior Economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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.