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Global insurance industry could play a significant role in addressing climate change risks

Monday, November 22, 2021
As world leaders conclude the U.N. climate summit, here's a synopsis of what's happening across the industry and in Iowa.
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Tippie finance professor Tong Yao on what's next for the stock market

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
As stock markets hit all-time high, reasons remain for both concern and optimism. Hear from Professor Yao in the Corridor Business Journal.
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Tippie research finds industry response to SEC rule change could destabilize some money markets

Monday, September 20, 2021
A new Tippie study finds the COVID-19 related stock market decline of March 2020 showed that a five-year old SEC rule change can have a potentially destabilizing effect on some money market funds, which are supposed to be stable places to park cash.
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Tippie professor adapts economic model to understand vaccine hesitancy

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Richard Peter and his colleague have conducted research to help public health officials better understand COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and tailor messaging to address it.
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Tippie study uses 3D scanning technology to link physical appearance and income

Friday, September 3, 2021
A new study from the Tippie College of Business finds more evidence for the so-called beauty premium, using body scan technology to determine body shape that find taller men receive an income premium while larger women pay an income penalty.
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Tippie researcher designs new model to help understand COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Monday, August 30, 2021
Infections and hospitalizations from COVID-19 are on the rise again but millions of Americans are still hesitant to take a vaccine to protect them. A Tippie researcher recently adapted a long-standing economic model of decision-making to include people's resistance to the vaccine to make it easier for epidemiologists, economists, and public health experts to forecast the virus’ impact despite this...
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Deep machine learning study finds that body shape is associated with income

Friday, August 27, 2021
A new study published in PLOS One has found a relationship between a person’s body shape and their family income. The findings provide more evidence for the “beauty premium” — a phenomenon in which people who are physically attractive tend to earn more than their less attractive counterparts. Researchers have consistently found evidence for the beauty premium. But Suyong Song, an associate...
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Central College partners with UI to help students apply for Tippie College of Business

Monday, July 5, 2021
Central College and the University of Iowa have formed a new partnership that will streamline the process for Central students to be admitted to the Master of Science in Finance program in the university's Tippie College of Business.
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Partnership will fast-track Central College students to study finance at UI’s Tippie College of Business

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The University of Iowa and Central College have formed a new partnership that will streamline the process for Central students to be admitted to the Master of Science in Finance program in the university’s Tippie College of Business.
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Vaughan named business director of Tippie’s Vaughan Institute

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Terri Vaughan, a long-time leader in Iowa’s insurance community, has been named the professional director of the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business.