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 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.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Bo Zhou
Monday, December 7, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Bo Zhou is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech.

Past research forums

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Isabel Trevino
Monday, September 11, 2023 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Isbel Trevino is an Associate Professor of Economics at UC-San Diego.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Jim Ziliak
Friday, September 8, 2023 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

James P. Ziliak holds the Carol Martin Gatton Endowed Chair in Microeconomics and University Research Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Kentucky.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Finance: David Schreindorfer
Friday, September 8, 2023 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

David Schreindorfer is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Arizona State University.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Finance: Michael Whittry
Friday, September 1, 2023 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Michael Whittry is an Assistant Professor of Finance at The Ohio State University.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Economics: Richard Peter
Monday, August 28, 2023 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Richard Peter is a TriStar Research Fellow and an Associate Professor of Economics at The University of Iowa.

Clarence Tow Lecture in Finance: Casey Rothschild
Friday, August 25, 2023 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Casey Rothschild is the Norma Wilentz Hess Professor of Economics at Wellesley 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.