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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Era-defining issues from the worlds of healthcare, tech, higher ed, real estate, and college sports.

3 people / 3 questions
Friday, May 23, 2025
Hear from NY Giants Linebacker Coach Charlie Bullen (BBA08), Assistant Professor Maris Jensen, and Collins Aerospace's Aaron Nibaur (BBA21) about who's inspiring them and more.

Golf tips with Mac McClear
Friday, May 23, 2025
Former Iowa golf standout Mac McClear (BBA23) is valiantly grinding his way towards a spot on the PGA Tour. As for us mere mortal hackers, he has some simple tips to shave some strokes.

Collecting epiphanies
Friday, May 23, 2025
Andrew James (BBA14) went to Design Miami in 2019 to learn about the collectible design world. Just 5.5 years later, he’s navigating the upper echelon as associate director of a posh gallery in New York City.

An office tower-sized problem
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Since COVID, huge amounts of office space sit empty. Some urban planners and housing advocates have seized on the idea of adaptive reuse, or the converting unused space into housing. Unfortunately, it doesn't work so well in the real world.

Are pharma mergers evil?
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Drug prices in the United States are astronomical and climbing. Many analysts blame mergers and acquisitions among pharmaceutical companies. But Associate Professor Amrita Nain says some drug mergers actually help reduce drug costs.

The enrollment cliff
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Starting this fall, colleges and universities across the country will begin to see a steep decline in the pool of potential students thanks to the Great Recession 18 years ago.

AI's insatiable appetite
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
ChatGPT is novel, fun to play with, and sometimes even helpful—but you aren’t the only one noodling around with this “free” technology. Massive data centers process more than 200 million requests a day, causing it to gobble up electricity like Hawkeye linebackers at a buffet.

Pay for play
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
In the three years since student-athletes started getting paid under Name, Image, Likeness, the entire landscape of college sports has undergone a sea change. Some players are rumored millionaires, transfer portal rules are bent, and agents consider NIL an all-out money grab.

911... Is your emergency profitable?
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
When someone calls 911 for a medical emergency, they expect an ambulance will be sent as quickly as possible. But an ongoing study by Tippie researchers suggests that if the ambulance service is owned by private equity, they may have to wait.
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