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Wildfires in California and floods in the Southeast have damaged thousands of homes in recent months, with many homeowners eligible for low-interest loans from the federal government to help repair damage and get back on their feet.

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Designating a highway lane for semi-trucks only on rural highways during overnight hours can smooth both supply chains and the transition to semi-automated vehicles.

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A new study finds that many drug prices actually drop by as much as 5.8% after pharmaceutical company mergers when the merging companies produce generic drugs, challenging the belief that mergers are the primary cause of rising drug prices in the United States.

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A new study from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business suggests investors shy away from buying stock if the company's CEO takes a public position on a hot button issue they disagree with. The study also finds that if the CEO says nothing, investors believe the executive shares their own view.

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Private equity is more likely to look at public firms for acquisition when the target aggressively manages its earnings to meet analyst expectations, because those firms are often so cut to the bone there's more room to add value with investment.

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Employees who struggle with stress will often get help from stress management resources provided by their employers. But a new study from the University of Iowa finds managers are less apt to provide those resources when stress causes an employee to disengage from work and their performance suffers.

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When a product recall generates too much media coverage, companies reduce lobbying to avoid the reputation killing appearance of buying a more favorable outcome.

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Fred Crawford, the former president and COO of supplemental health insurance provider Aflac and a University of Iowa alum, will be the first executive in residence at the university's Tippie College of Business.

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A University of Iowa researcher has developed two algorithms that can be used to reduce AI racial and gender bias in finance and criminal justice. Qihang Lin, associate professor of business analytics, developed the algorithms with the help of an $800,000 grant from NSF and Amazon.

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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 over.

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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 avoid stressing public relief agencies.

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A UIowa researcher used artificial intelligence photo scanning technology to find that athletes who win bronze are often happier about their finish than the silver medalists who beat them. Why? Silver medalists look at gold and see what could have been, while bronze medalists are just happy to be on the podium.

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