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 in Economics: Ted O'Donoghue
Monday, March 23, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Ted O'Donoghue is the Zubrow Professor of Economics at Cornell University.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Phil Mulder
Friday, March 27, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Phil Mulder is an assistant professor in Risk Management and Insurance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Rising Stars! - CS Colloquium
Friday, March 27, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
We welcome visiting PhD students from across the country to share their important Computer Science research.
Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Yucheng Liang
Monday, March 30, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Yucheng Liang is an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Tristan Fitzgerald
Friday, April 3, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Tristan Fitzgerald is an assistant professor of Finance at the Texas A&M University.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Rohit Allena
Monday, April 6, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Rohit Allena is an assistant professor at the University of Houston.

Past research forums

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Economics: George Georgiadis
Monday, September 22, 2025 11:30am to 12:45pm
Pomerantz Center

George Georgiadis is an Associate Professor of Strategy at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Finance: Lauren Cohen
Friday, September 19, 2025 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Lauren Cohen is the L.E. Simmons Professor of Business Administration in the Finance & Entrepreneurial Management Units at the Harvard Business School.

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Economics: Marina Agranov
Monday, September 15, 2025 11:30am to 12:45pm
Pomerantz Center

Marina Agranov is the Rea A. and Lela G. Axline Professor of Economics at the California Institute of Technology.

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Finance: Sugata Ray
Friday, September 12, 2025 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Sugata Ray is an Associate Professor of Finance and Real Estate as well as a William Cary Hulsey Faculty Fellow at the University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Business.

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Economics: Marco Battaglini
Monday, September 8, 2025 11:30am to 12:45pm
Pomerantz Center

Marco Battaglini is the Edward H. Meyer Professor of Economics from Cornell University.

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Economics: Jorge Lemus
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 3:15pm to 4:45pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Jorge Lemus is an Assistant Professor of Economics and an Assistant Professor of Law (by courtesy) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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.