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Catching Cheats
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Erik Lie’s new book probably won’t win him many friends in the corporate world. “Catching Cheats: Everyday Forensics to Unmask Business Fraud,” exposes how corporate executives, accountants, stock traders, bankers, and other shady characters accumulate wealth through fraud, deception, and general illegal behavior.

Fraud is everywhere, just waiting to be revealed
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Tippie researcher Erik Lie helped expose one of the biggest corporate scandals in history 20 years ago, and says corporate fraud continues to be a significant and evolving threat.

Timing is money
Friday, June 6, 2025
Research by professor Erik Lie suggests some corporate leaders are timing market-moving announcements around their scheduled stock options.

Hot topics
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.
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