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U.S. looks to ban election betting as traders flock to prediction sites

Saturday, August 17, 2024
The Tippie Iowa Elections Market is one of the pioneering election prediction sites.
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Sometimes, sucking up to the boss isn't a bad idea

Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Stephen Courtright says toxic workplaces and bad bosses are more than just a productivity issue, they're a public health issue. The Tippie researcher says people who work for bad bosses or on dysfunctional teams exhibit a range of mental and physical health issues, such as PTSD and alcoholism.
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NSF grant helps Tippie researcher study workplace time management

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
A Tippie College of Business researcher has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how people manage time at work that could help increase business efficiency.
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Grocers try to scare up profits with early Halloweeen candy sales

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
The kids are barely back to school and grocery stores are already hawking Halloween candy. Tippie professor Peggy Stover explains why.
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Livingston's "Shared Sisterhood" named as year's best management book

Monday, August 12, 2024
A book co-authored by Tippie College of Business researcher Beth Livingston has been honored as the best management book of the last two years by a professional management organization.
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Why homeowners say no to disaster recovery loans, and why they should say yes

Thursday, August 8, 2024
A Tippie study finds that 28% of homeowners eligible for federally subsidized low interest disaster recovery loans turn them down because they worry the interest rate is too high. The study suggests they'd be better off saying yes.
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Adam Keune named new executive director of University of Iowa’s entrepreneur development center

Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Adam Keune, co-founder of Coralville-based Higher Learning Technologies, is the new executive director of the Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business.
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Why silver hurts more than bronze

Monday, July 22, 2024
Research from Tippie shows that Olympic silver medalists seem less happy than their bronze-winning counterparts.
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When second place kinda sucks

Wednesday, July 17, 2024
UIowa researcher Andrea Luangrath used facial recognition technology to discover that bronze medalists are often happier than those who take silver.
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Things change / Things stay the same

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Haven't been to Iowa City in a while? Find out what's gone, what's still here, and what's new & notable!