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November 23, 2015
Smith Hosts Future Women in Business Conference

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the annual Future Women in Business Conference at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.  On Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, local high school women visited Smith to learn about careers in business.

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November 20, 2015
Millennials Associate Public Service with 'Stagnant Institutions'

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- The proportion of federal employees under age 30 has shrunk from 9.1 percent in 2010 to 6.6 percent in 2014.

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November 20, 2015
Backlash Against Eye-Popping Drug Prices

Martin Shkreli became the Internet villain of the fall (some publications used much harsher language) when his company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, acquired the rights to Daraprim, which treats a condition called toxoplasmosis — and promptly raised the per-pil

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November 20, 2015
Smith School Holiday Video Auditions
BE PART OF THE SMITH SCHOOL HOLIDAY VIDEO!

Students, faculty and staff at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business: You’re invited to be part of our annual Smith School Holiday Video! This year’s video will showcase the “Making of the Holiday Video” – a behind-the-scenes look at how we would make a holiday video.

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November 20, 2015
Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur: Jason Cohen '96
Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs beat long odds when they launch a company, scale it up and sell it to investors. Jason Cohen ’96 has done it five times in 15 years.

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November 20, 2015
The Retail Blues

Here's good news if you're looking for discounts, bad news if you're in the retail industry: Third quarter 2015 was brutal for much of the retail sector.

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November 19, 2015
Smith PhD Student’s Dissertation Draws Prestigious INFORMS Honor

The INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS) has named marketing PhD student Seoungwoo Lee of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business as a winner in its ISMS Doctoral Dissertation Competition for 2015.

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November 19, 2015
Baggage Fees: Fliers hate them, but they work

As travelers gear up for holiday travel, they Southwest now stands alone as the only U.S. airline to let passenger check a bag or two for free. And baggage fees account for 2.4 percent of all airline revenue, up from .55 percent before 2008, when many airlines started charging for even one checked bag.

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November 17, 2015
Students Showcase Aromas of Entrepreneurship

Frozen desserts, spicy sauces and burrito-sized sushi rolls added flavor to a food entrepreneurship conference organized by undergraduate students on Nov. 16, 2015, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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November 17, 2015
Specialty Masters Students Compete in Case Competition

On November 13, 2015, the Smith School's specialty masters students participated in a case competition in Van Munching Hall.

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