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January 31, 2017
The Hidden Risks at Shopping Malls

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – The latest potential threat to real estate in America may be found at the local shopping center, as mall landlords grapple with a crush of vacancies and, faced with the prospect of restructuring their debt, decide to walk away instead. The moves, a worrying echo of th

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January 31, 2017
Five University of Maryland Student Startups to Compete in Pitch Dingman Competition

Each year, the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship hosts Pitch Dingman Competition, an opportunity for University of Maryland student entrepreneurs to pitch their businesses shark tank style to an expert panel of judges to compete for a total of $30,000 in seed funding.

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January 31, 2017
Jessica Hairston '17 Embraces Her Experience

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Smith Senior Jessica Hairston’17 to discuss how she is “embracing her experience” during her Smith journey. So what does the Smith journey entail?

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January 31, 2017
Smith School Ranks No. 6 Worldwide for Marketing Research

The Marketing Department at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business ranks No. 6 in the world for faculty research productivity, according to the latest tally from the American Marketing Association.

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January 30, 2017
Dingman Bootstrapped Episode Encourages Asking Customers for Feedback

The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship produces Bootstrapped, a podcast featuring founders, investors and serial entrepreneurs.

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January 26, 2017
Roland Rust Featured in American Marketing Association’s “Marketing Legends” Video Series

Roland T. Rust, Distinguished University Professor and David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, was recently interviewed by the American Marketing Association (AMA) in the “Marketing Legends” video series.

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January 26, 2017
84 Lumber’s Risky Play for Super Bowl Sunday

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – A U.S.-Mexican border wall: President Donald Trump says he is ready to build one. And 84 Lumber wants to attach one to its brand, starting Super Bowl Sunday.

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January 26, 2017
UMD’s Smith School Announces Women’s Forum Speaker

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Jan. 27, 2017) — Financial planner and industry leader Marguerita Cheng will lead the conversation at the sixth annual Women Leading Women forum on March 30, 2017, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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January 26, 2017
Undergrads Get Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Verizon Center

On Jan. 24, 2017, a day before classes began at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, freshmen in the Business, Society and the Economy College Park Scholars program enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the Verizon Center and the Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MS&E) organization in Washington, D.C.

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January 25, 2017
Can the TPP Be Salvaged Without the U.S.?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to formally walk away from the Trans Pacific Partnership, in what looked like the final chapt

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