Tippie News

Wartime economics
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
The Tippie College of Business is helping a Ukrainian economist continue his research during the country's war with Russia.

"Does this class require a paper?"
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
If you went to business school to avoid writing, you were in for a rude awakening when you started your first job. Entering the workforce with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally is something Tippie students are known for, and that’s not by accident.

Blistering Speed
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Formula One was for many years the forgotten child of automobile racing in the United States. But thanks in part to Netflix’s “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” docuseries, interest in F1 has exploded, with thousands of new fans in the United States. Like Jason Woodson (MSBA22).

BIG Ideas
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Tippie faculty share six suggestions that could shake up society. You may find these spot-on or absolutely bananas, but we have no doubt they’ll start some interesting conversations.

Iowa universities drill down on ChatGPT technology
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Professors weigh pros and cons, set student expectations. Tippie's Patrick Fan says, “[It's] going to have a huge impact on all walks of life, and we have to learn how to live with it. So my attitude is we need to embrace it. We need to know how to use it. We need to leverage it. We can’t just ignore it, otherwise, [we] could fall behind.”

Logistics disasters hang on
Friday, February 24, 2023
“The most important thing in disaster preparation is to have a plan in place ahead of time, even if you have to add to it or change it a bit,” says Tippie's Ann Campbell. “You’re setting up a whole supply chain in the blink of an eye and you don't have a lot of time."

Interest rates likely to rise again after 4th quarter GDP report falls short
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Tippie College of Business Economics Professor Anne Villamil tells Iowa's News Now it's still unclear if we're headed towards a recession, but we can probably expect interest rates to go up again.

Move on from leaning in
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Women are still facing divides in the workplace. Beth Livingston, Ralph L. Sheets assistant professor of industrial relations at the Tippie college of business at the University of Iowa, has developed a way to combat this.

Don’t be afraid of ChatGPT
Thursday, February 23, 2023
ChatGPT has arrived, bringing artificial intelligence directly into the workplace, classroom and other parts of our lives to create what is essentially a fourth industrial revolution. But is it something to worry about?

Interim leadership is overlooked. Here are 4 tips on doing it effectively.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Amy Kristof-Brown became a business school dean after first serving as an interim. A lack of resources for others in similar positions stood out to her.
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