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

Clarence Tow Brown Bag Seminar in Finance: Maris Jensen
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Maris Jensen is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Tippie College of Business.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Arturs Kalnins
Monday, November 13, 2023 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Arturs Kalnin is Henry B. Tippie Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at The University of Iowa.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Finance: Alex Hsu
Friday, November 10, 2023 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Alex Hsu is an Associate Professor of Finance at Georgia Tech.

Clarence Tow Brown Bag Seminar in Finance: Meghan Esson
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Meghan Esson is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Tippie College of Business.

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Tippie Research Methods Seminar Series: Seongjoo Min
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Seongjoo Min, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Tippie College of Business, will be discussing "Peer Effect and Network Formation."

The Research Methods Seminar Series is presented by the Tippie Research Office in collaboration with the departments of Business Analytics, Economics, and Finance. 

Each seminar will present a computational or quantitative research method, possibly along with an application of the method, guidelines for use, and/or ethical considerations. After the...

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Yusuf Mercan
Monday, November 6, 2023 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Yusuf Mercan is a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

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.