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Bored at work: workers who feel overqualified are more likely to look for new jobs

Monday, August 24, 2020
Businesses want talented, ambitious people working for them, but a new study from the University of Iowa finds that if those workers are stuck in a job they feel they’re overqualified for, they’re more apt to start looking for a new job.
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How can you manage your kids' social media use?

Monday, July 6, 2020
Meghann Foster and Nick Westergaard, parents and University of Iowa social media experts, share tips to help families decide whether their children are ready for online accounts.
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Tina Opie and Tippie Assistant Professor Beth Livingston on challenging racism in the everyday

Thursday, June 11, 2020
In the weeks since the police killing of George Floyd, there has been something of a national reckoning in the United States on the pervasive racism that runs through American society — not just in the realm of law enforcement and the criminal justice system, but also expanding to questions about inequality in civil society, education, the workplace, and more.
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Tippie student athlete Jason Kerst receives top honor

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
A senior member of the Iowa Men’s Tennis team, Jason Kerst (BBA20), was recently awarded the Robert F. Ray Faculty Representative Award for outstanding academic excellence, athletic excellence, and leadership.
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Keeping the wheels on the bus

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
James Hughes (BBA20) is one of the student employees at CAMBUS that are making sure transportation is not a barrier for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) health care workers.
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The future of work

Friday, April 10, 2020
On this edition of Iowa Public Radio's River to River, Ben Kieffer is joined by Michele Williams and Daniel Newton from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business to discuss our new work-from-home world and how work might change in a post-pandemic world.
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UI professor researches how to cope with the stress of working from home

Friday, April 10, 2020
Beth Livingston, an assistant professor from the Tippie College of Business, created YouTube videos that share the results of her research on how people can cope with the managerial and organizational stress of working from home with the community.
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Out of this world tips for working in isolation

Thursday, April 2, 2020
For about five years, Daniel Newton has been studying how astronauts work in isolation aboard the International Space Station. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Iowa professor realized his research was becoming more relevant to him and those he knows.
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What if this was your last paycheck?

Thursday, April 2, 2020
Experts like assistant professor Michele Williams offer advice for those who lose their job during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Who's in charge of the kids when both parents are working from home?

Monday, March 23, 2020
Tippie assistant professor Beth Livingston is quoted in this Iowa City Press-Citizen article about how day care and school closures affect families. Livingston has a background in researching gender wage gaps and how spouses negotiate labor within a family.