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When Climate Change Hits Close to Home

A University of Iowa study finds that insurance companies are more likely to strengthen their climate change risk management strategies when a natural catastrophe hits the state where they're headquartered than if the catastrophe hits a few states...
9-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Why people say no to low interest disaster recovery loans, and why they should say yes

A University of Iowa researcher found that 28% of eligible recipients turn the loans down because they worry the interest rate is too high. However, as climate change causes more destructive natural disasters, they should be encouraged to say yes to...
8-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

SEC rule change to protect angel investors reduces startup funding for new businesses

An SEC rule change in 2011 intended to protect angel investors has sharply reduced start-up funding for new ventures, making it difficult for founders and entrepreneurs to get their businesses off the ground, according to a new study from the...
20-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

UIowa finance expert says AI will only slowly affect hiring on Wall Street

While artificial intelligence will eventually change the way business is done on Wall Street, a finance expert from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business doesn’t expect to see significant changes in hiring for junior bankers right...
18-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

When your workday is ruined before it begins

We know that being harassed at work affects an employee's performance, but what about being harassed during their commute? A researcher looks at the little-studied phenomenon of workers being harassed on their way into their workplace and how...
15-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Don't file for that patent just yet

A new study from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business finds that early-stage ventures are often too quick to file for a patent, committing valuable time and money that could be better spent further developing their product and making...
10-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Park less, walk more

A new study shows how delivery companies can save time and money by designing drop-off and pick-up routes that require their drivers walk more to reduce the amount of time they spend driving around congested urban streets looking for a place to...
5-Feb-2024 6:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

How to make "Jeopardy!" work for you at the office

Showing strength and confidence is often touted as the way to get things done at work, but a new study from the University of Iowa suggests that people might have more success if they were less assertive and act like they're on "Jeopardy!" and...
11-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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