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Tippie’s Iowa MBA Recognized as a National Leader in Online Business Education

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
The Tippie College of Business’ Iowa MBA has been ranked among the country’s best online MBA programs for 2026 by two prominent news publications.
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Mandela Washington Fellowship Iowa 2022 Alumnus wins the 2025 Leadership Impact Award

Monday, January 26, 2026
Mandela Washington Fellowship Iowa 2022 Alumnus, Freedom Mukanga, has won the 2025 Leadership Impact Award.
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What's a hedge fund manager really worth?

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
A new AI-powered study from a Tippie researcher finds that the value a hedge fund manager contributes to the success of their fund is more modest than traditional measures imply.
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Iowans need to make their houses more resilient

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Finance professor Martin Grace said risks to thos owning older homes is increasing.
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Natural disasters caused more than $1 billion in damages in 2025

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Despite heavy losses, professor Martin Grace said insurance rates are likely to hold fairly steady.
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Trade policies, labor shortage to define Iowa’s economic growth in 2026, economists say

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Tippie professor Anne Villamil was among the economists asked to forecast the coming year.
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A new delivery idea could reshape how local orders get to your home

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Associate professor Jeff Ohlmann said crowdshipping could be a boon to smaller, local businesses.
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Striving to hire staff who are the “perfect fit” can obscure misfit value

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Associate professor Jeff Ohlmann said crowdshipping could be a boon to smaller, local businesses.
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Tippie graduates outperforming peers in job searches

The unemployment rate of recent Tippie graduates is 2% lower than the national rate, according to director of undergraduate career services Cindy Meis.
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How the UI’s Vaughan Institute and risk management program is fighting the insurance industry talent shortage

Friday, December 12, 2025
Under the leadership of executive director Jim Lewis, the Vaughn Institute of Risk Management has grown to be one of the largest such programs in the country.