Faculty Impact Articles

March 10, 2013
Smith Business Close-Up: Benefit Corporations in Maryland
March 7 & 10, 2013

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.

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February 26, 2013
UMD Business Faculty Available to Comment on Sequester Impact

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.

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February 26, 2013
CHIDS Helps Improve Children’s Healthcare Solution Design

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.

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February 25, 2013
Top 15% Teaching Award Winners

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.

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February 24, 2013
Smith Business Close-Up: More Airlines Mergers Ahead?

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?

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February 12, 2013
U.S. Airways-American Merger to Spur Robust Competition, Better Customer Service: UMD-Smith Expert

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.

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February 11, 2013
UMD-Smith Experts Comment on Resignations by Pope Benedict and SBA’s Karen Mills

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.

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January 29, 2013
CHIDS Research Fellow Wins Healthcare Informatics Innovator Award
 January 28, 2013

The Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) Research Fellow Chad Konchak is part of the first place winning team for the 2013 Healthcare Informatics Innovator Aw

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January 28, 2013
Smith Business Close-Up: Economic Controls and Violent Crime

Thursday, January 24, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 27, 2013, 7:30 a.m.

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January 28, 2013
Smith Business Close-Up: New Year’s Resolutions for Your Career

Thursday, January 10, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 14, 2013, 7:30 a.m.

New year, new career? 2013 could be the year you get that new job, big promotion or develop as a professional. Set your goals now.

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