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January 28, 2016
Nominate Smith Professors for Teaching Awards

We invite all faculty, program directors, deans, department chairs, alumni, and students to nominate deserving faculty members at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business for the Allen J.

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January 27, 2016
Smith Students Excel in National Diversity Case Competition

On Jan. 15-16, 2016, undergraduate students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business competed in the 5th Annual Kelley School of Business National Diversity Case Competition and came away as champions of their competition bracket and competition finalists, ranking top 5 of 35.

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January 21, 2016
Stock Slide Does Not Presage Crisis

By Elinda F. Kiss

Although the stock market has already fallen 9 percent in the new year (primarily as a reaction to concerns about China and cheaper oil), we are not headed for another financial crisis that could lead to full-blown economic meltdown, as in 2008. 

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January 21, 2016
Social Entrepreneurship Joins the Dingman Center

The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is kicking off 2016 with a new strategic initiative. Historically, the center has focused primarily on traditional entrepreneurship but recently has recognized the desire among its student populations to pursue social ventures.

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January 21, 2016
The Gold Standard: Touted by Some Presidential Candidates, Disliked by Economists

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Several Republican presidential candidates have endorsed — or said they'd consider — putting America back on the gold standard. Sen.

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January 20, 2016
High Corporate Taxes Incentivize Corporate Debt

Multinational American companies with significant operations in countries with low corporate taxes take on less debt than companies that face higher taxes, according to a new study from the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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January 19, 2016
Undergrads Enjoy Stacks on Smith

Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the Stacks on Smith event for undergraduates at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.  The event was held in Van Munching Hall on Dec. 14, 2015, during finals week.

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January 16, 2016
Three Fronts of Brazil's Perfect Storm

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Headlines have been gloomy for Brazil in recent weeks.

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January 14, 2016
A 'New' Player in the Smartphone Wars

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Just when it looked like the smartphone world had been winnowed down to two heavyweights, Apple and Samsung — with the also-rans fighting over the scraps — a Chinese company that's basically unknown in the United States is elb

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January 14, 2016
Cybersecurity Forum Imagines a World Without Secrets

People are sharing their personal information online faster than policymakers can keep pace, a privacy expert said Jan. 13, 2016, at the 12th annual Forum on Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity.

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