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May 10, 2017
Wall Street's 'Fear Gauge' Is at a 23-Year Low. Should We Worry?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Leave it to a period of calm to inject nervousness into the market, as it did this week when the Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index, or VIX as it is known, dropped to a level not seen in about 23 years.

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May 9, 2017
CLIC Hosts Innovation Lunch with Jessie Sweet

Jessie Sweet’s career so far at candy giant Mars Inc. has been, well, pretty sweet.

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May 9, 2017
Smith Honors Best and Brightest Undergrads

Seventeen years ago, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business began hosting an Undergraduate Senior Awards Dinner to recognize a select group of students.

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May 9, 2017
Five Ways to Think Like an Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship is a mindset that anyone can acquire, a member of the founding team at Priceline.com told students on April 20, 2017, at an event hosted by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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May 9, 2017
'EMBA for Day' Gives a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Smith's Program

Prospective students gathered in an executive classroom in Van Munching Hall on May 6, 2017, to get a sneak preview of what it’s like to be an Executive MBA student at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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May 9, 2017
Graduating Seniors Honor Smith Undergraduate Faculty

During the past year, the Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC) collected nominations from graduating seniors at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business for the 2017’s Faculty Member of Distinction Award.

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May 8, 2017
Why Cuba’s Brain Drain Looks Completely Different

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Cuba is experiencing a brain drain, though it's not the kind that forecasters were predicting when the long-closed country began opening its borders. It's internal brain drain.

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May 5, 2017
What Women in Emerging Economies Must Do To Succeed
Smith School Hosts Expert on Career Advancement of Women in Emerging Economies

How can women around the world succeed and lead?

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May 5, 2017
Students, Investors and Faculty Receive Honors at the 3rd Annual Rudy Awards

College Park, Md. -- May 5, 2017-- Entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, students and faculty joined the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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May 5, 2017
Former Smith School Dean Howard Frank Dies

Howard Frank, former dean at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, died on May 1, 2017, at age 75. He was Smith School dean from 1997 to 2008 and afterward served as a member of the faculty.

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