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 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

Thought Leaders Seminar in Finance: Daron Acemoglu promotional image
Thought Leaders Seminar in Finance: Daron Acemoglu
Friday, February 10, 2023 10:30am to 12:00pm
Virtual

Professor Daron Acemoglu is Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Register to attend via Zoom.

Wall Street Prep Financial Modeling Seminar
Sunday, January 22, 2023 9:00am to 5:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

The Hawkinson Institute will host Wall Street Prep's Financial & Valuation Modeling seminar at the University of Iowa on the weekend of Jan. 21-22, 2023.

The seminars will be led by a former investment banker with applied expertise in financial and valuation modeling methodologies.

The course is valuable for seniors, juniors, and advanced sophomores interested in investment banking, private equity, equity research and related fields. Any Iowa student is welcome to participate. (Enrollment in...

Wall Street Prep Financial Modeling Seminar
Saturday, January 21, 2023 9:00am to 5:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

The Hawkinson Institute will host Wall Street Prep's Financial & Valuation Modeling seminar at the University of Iowa on the weekend of Jan. 21-22, 2023.

The seminars will be led by a former investment banker with applied expertise in financial and valuation modeling methodologies.

The course is valuable for seniors, juniors, and advanced sophomores interested in investment banking, private equity, equity research and related fields. Any Iowa student is welcome to participate. (Enrollment in...

Thought Leaders Seminar in Finance: Jeremy Stein promotional image
Thought Leaders Seminar in Finance: Jeremy Stein
Friday, December 2, 2022 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

Jeremy C. Stein is the Moise Y. Safra Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he teaches courses in the undergraduate and PhD programs, and serves on the board of directors of the Harvard Management Company. Register to attend.

Business Analytics Guest Lecture: Annabelle Feng
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 10:00am to 11:00am
Pappajohn Business Building

Annabelle Feng is Professor of Management and John and Donna Krenicki Chair in Operations Management at Purdue University. View her bio and the abstract for her talk, "Operational Data Analytics for Newsvendors."

Business Analytics Guest Lecture: Abhay Mishra
Friday, November 4, 2022 11:00am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Abhay Mishra is Associate Professor and Kingland Faculty Fellow in Business Analytics at the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business at Iowa State 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.