Faculty Impact Articles
Thursday, April 4, 2013, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 7, 2013, 7:30 a.m.
The digital age has changed education, including making it easier than ever to make content available to the masses through free online courses. These Massive Online Open Courses – MOOCs – are a growing trend in education and University of Maryland is part of the movement.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – With the cardinals in Vatican City electing the successor to retired Benedict XVI, Gilad Chen, an organizational behavior expert in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, describes leadership fundamentals the new Pope should follow:
Maryland was the first state in the country to pass legislation allowing the formation of Benefit Corporations and LLCs, which provide companies with legal protection in pursuing “general public good” in addition to profits.
The Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has helped create a new resource to improve the quality and safety of healthcare for children.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Finance experts at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to comment on the looming budget sequestration. They can help explain the implications for both the regional and national economy, and they can provide perspective on the associated political wrangling in Washington.
The Top 15% Teaching Awards are to be given out once a year, in the fall semester, based on faculty performance during the previous academic year. For this award, the academic year is defined as consisting of the fall semester, the winter semester, the spring semester and summer semester sessions I and II, in that order. There are three categories of awards.
Feb. 21, 2013; Feb. 24, 2013
American Airlines and US Airways are said to be ironing out the details of a merger that would create the world’s largest carrier. What could a deal mean for the industry, airports and passengers?
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Improved customer service driven by robust competition lies ahead of the new U.S. Airways-American Airlines merger, says Michael Ball, a University of Maryland expert on transportation systems and airport operations.
College Park, Md. – The announced resignations of Pope Benedict XVI and Small Business Administration Head Karen Mills have drawn reaction from experts at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
The Smith School has an in-house facility for live or recorded video or multimedia content.