Articles from November 2022

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Tippie Diversity Committee - November 2022 Update

Tuesday, November 8, 2022
DEI themes for fall focus on belonging—and what better way to focus on belonging than to celebrate the inclusion of first-generation faculty, staff, and students at Tippie during National First-Gen College Celebration Week.
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Tech Education Is Racist—Here's How to Fix It, Experts Say

Monday, November 7, 2022
A new paper finds structural racism in academic STEM programs. The problems with education often mean obstacles to hiring minorities. Experts say the results of the report tally with their own experiences.
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Forecasting the future of election prediction markets

Friday, November 4, 2022
After flying under the radar as academic experiments, markets like the Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) are facing close regulatory scrutiny. But they are worth preserving, The New York Times says.
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Two University of Iowa professors lead the way to address gender gaps in publishing of research

Friday, November 4, 2022
Tippie professors Rong Su and Kang Zhao are trying to understand why gender gaps exist in scholarly research studies. They were awarded $289,000 from the NSF to find out why male researchers are published more often than women researchers.
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Fed expected to impose another major rate hike, intensifying inflation fight

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Tippie's Anne Villamil speaks to ABC News about how the approach risks tipping the U.S. into a recession and putting millions out of work.
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Can more rigorous accounting lead to fewer workplace injuries?

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Businesses wanting to make their workplaces safer might try adopting a more rigorous accounting system. A new study from Tippie's Danye Wang finds a link between a firm’s workplace injuries and the information quality in its accounting statements.