Foreclosure Wave Ahead?
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Among the newest worries to the economy in this coronavirus pandemic is this one: A rise in mortgage delinquencies.
COVID-19
Passport to Your ‘Safecation’
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – With summer on the horizon, people have begun thinking about vacation plans. And many are trying to figure out how it’s all going to work this year, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to upend so much of life.
‘Treating’ Frontline Hospital Workers
With the fight to treat COVID-19 patients in full force at hospitals, Mike Weber ’14 wanted to help. He watched as his wife, an internal medicine resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, and her colleagues put in long, intense hours in the ICU. As the co-founder of fruit-based ice cream company Frutero, Weber didn’t have face masks or PPE to donate. But he and business partner Vedant Saboo realized there was something they could do. They started dropping off ice cream to hospital staff as a thank you for their frontline dedication.
Webinar: Discuss the Rise of White Collar Crime in Times of Fiscal Uncertainty and COVID-19
The University of Maryland will virtually host a world-class panel of experts who will discuss the anticipated increase of white-collar crime and financial fraud surrounding the likely fallout from the aftermath of COVID-19.
Panelists include:
Bruce G. Dubinsky, MST CPA CVA CFE MAFF CFF CAMS
Managing Director, Duff & Phelps
Sally S. Simpson, PhD
Distinguished Professor and Director of C-BERC, University of Maryland, College Park
Bridget Rohde, Esquire
Date
June 3, 2020 - 3:00pm
How To Impress When Your New Job Is Remote
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – If you’re starting a new job or internship this summer, you might find it’s quite different than the way you had envisioned it. Your first day may be in your home office, at your dining table or, in the case of recent college grads and interns, from your childhood bedroom.
Episode 62: Coping with COVID: How to Sustain a Business During Quarantine
Special guest: Oliver Schlake, Clinical Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Webinar: Remote Work & Emotional Intelligence
Remote Work & Emotional Intelligence: Tackling Difficult Conversations
Nicole M. Coomber, Associate Clinical Professor, Management and Organization
Date
May 27, 2020 - 11:00am
What Worries Warren Buffett?
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – In October of 2008, just weeks into the global financial crisis, Warren Buffett penned an op-ed for The New York Times that grabbed a lot of attention. The headline? Buy American. I Am.
Webinar: Minimizing the Impact of a Pandemic
Minimizing the Impact of a Pandemic: Smart Operations Management
G. “Anand” Anandalingam, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Management Science
Date
May 19, 2020 - 8:30am
When You Discover Your Spouse’s Annoying Work Persona
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – People who are able to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic are seeing their spouses’ work personalities in action, sometimes for the first time, The Information reports. And what they are discovering can be pretty jarring.
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