Tippie News

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Go see the world

Friday, May 12, 2023
Leona Zaharis' passion for exploring led her daughter, Cathy Zaharis (BBA82), to start a scholarship fund in her mother’s honor to support students who want to study abroad.
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Tippie students create national 211 directory to find health, human services near you

Thursday, May 11, 2023
It's a trailblazing effort at the University of Iowa by students from the Tippie College of Business: the first nationwide 211 directory.
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UI students create 211 website to help people in need of various services

Thursday, May 11, 2023
Find211.org is a website directory, where users across the country can search their own zip code and select a service they might need. That’s everything from food and transportation resources, to housing and mental health services, and financial assistance as well.
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Closing rural Iowa birthing units is hurting delivery outcomes

Thursday, May 11, 2023
A new study from the University of Iowa examines prenatal care in Hardin, Osceola, Clayton, Emmett, Lucas, Hamilton, and Van Buren counties in Iowa. All had labor and delivery units shut down at their hospitals.
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Incompetent bosses

Monday, May 8, 2023
A new study from the Tippie College of Business finds that workers respond differently to incompetent bosses, depending on whether they are younger or older than themselves.
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Dain Donelson wins Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award

Monday, May 8, 2023
Tippie Accounting Professor Dain Donelson, along with his three co-authors, has been awarded the 2023 Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award by the American Accounting Association.
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2023 Tippie Faculty and Staff Collegiate Awards

Monday, May 8, 2023
Each year the Tippie College of Business recognizes its faculty and staff with collegiate awards for excellence in teaching, research, and service. Congratulations 2023 winners!
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John Pappajohn, Iowa venture capitalist, dies at 94

John Pappajohn, a Greek immigrant in Iowa, was a young insurance agent when he heard the self-help author W. Clement Stone extol the advantages of a positive mental attitude.
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UI study: Rural Iowa hospitals are losing birthing centers at ‘striking’ rate

Friday, May 5, 2023
A University of Iowa study finds some pregnant women in rural Iowa quit getting prenatal care when their local hospital closes its birthing center, even if prenatal care is still available.
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7 trends university researchers think business leaders should know

Friday, May 5, 2023
The Des Moines Business Record asked a few business professors around state to tell them about a trend in research that business leaders should know about. Here’s what they had to say.