DO&IT News

March 11, 2008
MBA Leads to Higher Salaries for IT Professionals

College Park, Md. - March 11, 2008 - Firms in the United States value IT professionals MBA degrees much more than IT experience, according to new research from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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January 28, 2008
New Research Finds Consumers Save More Than $7B by Shopping on eBay

College Park, Md. - January 28, 2008 - New research from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business finds that consumers save billions of dollars annually by buying goods through the online auction site eBay more than $7 billion in 2003, according to researchers. The study marks the first time this benefit to the overall economy has been quantified.

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October 1, 2007
Smith Boasts Six INFORMS Fellows

Michael Fu, professor of management science, and Lawrence Bodin, professor emeritus of management science, have been named as fellows for 2008 by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

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September 13, 2007
University of Maryland Business School Hires 16 Top Faculty

College Park, Md. Sept. 13, 2007 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced 16 outstanding faculty members have joined the school from leading universities to start the 2007-2008 academic year.

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September 13, 2007
University of Maryland Business School Hires 16 Top Faculty

College Park, Md. Sept. 13, 2007 - The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced 16 outstanding faculty members have joined the school from leading universities to start the 2007-2008 academic year.

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July 27, 2007
University of Maryland Business School Names First Deans Professor for Extraordinary Service

College Park, MD July 27, 2007 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced that Arjang Assad has been appointed Deans Professor for Extraordinary Service. Assad is the first member of the Smith School to be honored with this title.

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March 2, 2007
Smith School Honors Outstanding Teachers with Krowe/Legg Mason Awards

For more than 20 years, the Smith School has been honoring and rewarding outstanding faculty members, instructors and PhD students for their teaching excellence.

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March 1, 2007
Smith School Honors Outstanding Teachers with Krowe/Legg Mason Awards

For more than 20 years, the Smith School has been honoring and rewarding outstanding faculty members, instructors and PhD students for their teaching excellence.

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December 5, 2006
Deadline Closing On Call for Nominations for Robert H. Smith School of Business 2007 Leadership and Excellence Awards

College Park, Md. December 5, 2006 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business is posting a last call for nominations for the schools 2007 Smith Leadership and Excellence Awards by the Dec. 14 deadline for submission.

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December 4, 2006
New Study Finds Going Online Helps Smokers Quit

College Park, Md. December 4, 2006 For smokers who count kicking the habit as their top 2007 New Years resolution, going online might offer the key to success, according to new research released today from the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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