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January 18, 2017
Nominate Your Favorite Professors for Teaching Awards

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, clinical, Professor of the Practice, lecturer, adjunct, or Ph.D. student) for one of several teaching awards.

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January 18, 2017
In Era of Trump, Investors Grapple with Tweet Risk

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – When President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to criticize Lockheed Martin for the price tag on the F-35 fighter jet, he sent the defense contractor's shares into a minor tailspin.

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January 9, 2017
Forbes 30 Under 30 Honors Two Smith Alumni

Forbes 30 Under 30 has selected two rising stars from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business for its newest class, announced on Jan. 3, 2017.

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January 5, 2017
What Trump's Presidency Means for Home Prices

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — What might a Trump presidency mean for U.S.

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December 21, 2016
Congrats to New Smith Alumni!

On Dec. 21, 2016, over 800 students graduated from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business with PhD, MS, MBA, and BS degrees. The commencement ceremony was held at the Xfinity Center on the university’s College Park campus.

You can watch the entire ceremony online.

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December 20, 2016
12 Big Things That Will Shape Business in 2017

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — It's almost a new year, and across the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, some prognosticating has begun. We asked a group of professors to look ahead at the trends and developments we might see in the next 12 months. Here's what they said. 

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December 19, 2016
Latest Wells Fargo Fail a Temporary Setback

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Wells Fargo’s recent “living will” stumble is just that, says finance professor David Kass

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December 14, 2016
Smith Hosts Enterprise Risk Management Program

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted its first Enterprise Risk Management Program from Oct. 31 through Nov. 4, 2016, in collaboration with the American Bankers Association.

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December 6, 2016
New Evidence on Active Investing vs. Buy and Hold

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Is it better to monitor your investments constantly or to ignore the market's twists and turns and leave your money to grow? Contrary to conventional advice, it might pay off to keep closer watch of your investments and to actively manage them, says Alberto Rossi, finance professor at the Un

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December 1, 2016
How India's Currency Crisis Could Shape its Economy

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — What is it like when 86 percent of the banknotes in circulation in a country are rendered worthless overnight?&

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