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July 23, 2015
Smith PhD’s ‘Motivating Blood Donation’ Study Draws INFORMS Honor

Research into optimizing blood bank donations has garnered PhD student Tianshu Sun a finalist position in a math competition organized by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (

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July 23, 2015
Terp Startups Demo Products and Services

Date: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 2 p.m. Location: 2333 Van Munching Hall Attend the showcase to meet the Terp Startups, learn more about the companies and offer customer feedback. Light snacks will be provided.

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July 20, 2015
China’s Gold Hoarding Spells Trouble for the Dollar

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- China’s 57 percent hike in its gold reserves over the past six years, though lower than anticipated, illustrates th

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July 17, 2015
A Conversation With Tendo Kiribakka, Amazon intern

This summer, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is catching up with MBA students working as interns at top companies throughout the country.

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July 17, 2015
How Radio Shack Lost Its Roots

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- The #RadioShackisBack campaign starring the likes of Or

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July 17, 2015
Managers: Beware of Gender Faultlines

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Do you have gender "faultlines" in your organization? New research from the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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July 16, 2015
Michel Wedel a Distinguished University Professor

Marketing professor Michel Wedel has been named a Distinguished University Professor – the University of Maryland’s highest academic honor that’s reserved for a limited number of professors whose scholarly activities have brought distinction to t

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July 15, 2015
China's Stock Crash: Will a Depression Follow?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- The Chinese stock market meltdown bears more than a passing resemblance to the U.S.

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July 13, 2015
Seeking Alpha? Less Competition Helps Beat the Market

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- One of the most closely scrutinized questions in finance is whether any fund managers can beat the market, year after year.

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July 11, 2015
Five Keys to Understanding Brazil’s Petrobras Scandal

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Arrests and resignations have kept Petrobras in the news while a criminal investigation unfolds, but don’t assume a gloomy forecast for Brazil’s state-controlle

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