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February 13, 2014
Smith PhD Program Ranked 11th in World

The PhD program at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park, is No. 11 in the world and No. 8 in the U.S., according to new rankings by The Financial Times. 

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February 3, 2014
Nominate Favorite Profs for Krowe Award

All faculty, program directors, deans, department chairs, alumni, and students of the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business are invited to nominate deserving Smith School faculty members (i.e., tenured, tenure-track, Tyser Teaching Fellow, lecturer, adjunct, or Ph.D.

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January 28, 2014
9 Reasons to Attend These Smith Events
1.  Be Entertained

MBA Monte Carlo Night February 22, 2014 Ritz Carlton, Washington, D.C.

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January 22, 2014
Do Wall Street Regulators Listen to the Public?

Shawn Mankad, assistant professor of business analytics in Smith's Decision, Operations & Information Technologies department has co-developed a formula, “RegRan

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January 16, 2014
Smith Business Close-Up: Crowdfunding Your Business

The growing crowdfunding phenomenon has exploded in the past five years with sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. With crowdfunding, startups raise the funds they need in small doses, and “investors” get returns on their small investments, or products, perks or rewards for their donation-based funding.

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January 13, 2014
Smith Professor Reflects on Renaissance Weekend

Hank Lucas drew energy and optimism from a recent retreat amidst the world's foremost thinkers.

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December 12, 2013
PhD Candidate Profile: Jorge Mejia
Academia + Entrepreneurship: When science meets great business ideas 

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December 12, 2013
Conversations on How to Save Health Care, Part 3

Healthcare costs have been rising faster than inflation and even faster than college tuition. At the same time the quality of health care in the U.S. has been uneven at best.  Many look to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as an opportunity for information technology and other innovative approaches to improve both the efficiency and quality of health services. 

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November 19, 2013
Conversations on How To Save Health Care, Part 2

Healthcare costs have been rising faster than inflation and even faster than college tuition. At the same time the quality of health care in the U.S. has been uneven at best.  Many look to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as an opportunity for information technology and other innovative approaches to improve both the efficiency and quality of health services. 

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November 18, 2013
Traditional News and the Link Economy

First it was The New York Times. Then The Baltimore Sun. Now The Washington Post has followed suit, requiring online readers to buy a subscription.

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