Articles from June 2024

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For many Olympic medalists, silver stings more than bronze

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Second-place finishers lament how close they got; third-place finishers just happy to be there.
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Insure Your Future targets next generation of risk management professionals

The insurance intern program seeks to give students work experience early in academic career and help solve Iowa's talent retention problem.
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What mouse mover technology teaches us about the future of work

Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Jennifer Nahrgang, professor of management and entrepreneurship, says simply monitoring employees' time online is a faulty metric for measuring productivity. Instead, employers should study output instead.
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How popular is election betting?

Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Marketing professor and director of Iowa Electronic Markets Thomas Gruca spoke with CNN about what makes prediction markets different than traditional gambling.
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Making delivery driver parking more efficient

Monday, June 17, 2024
Business analytics professor Ann Campbell explores how to make parking easier for delivery drivers.
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How can we train our students to be better communicators?

Associate Professor Carl Follmer discusses why departmental communications programs like those at Tippie are critically important in developing future career skills.