Faculty Impact Articles

March 3, 2016
Small Cans of Soda? You May Not Drink Less

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — For years, soda servings have been ballooning. For its first half-century, Coke's main product was a 6.5 ounce bottle. Later came the reign of the 12-oz. can. In recent years, you couldn't get anything smaller than a 20-oz. behemoth-bottle from many vending machines.

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February 25, 2016
Spotting Free-Agent Bargains in Baseball

By using advanced baseball statistics, it’s possible to predict the monetary value of baseball players' future contributions — and avoid awarding massive multiyear contracts to players whose best days are behind them, according to new research from the Robert H. Smith School, at the University of Maryland.

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February 25, 2016
Living Through 'The Big Short'

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Clifford Rossi, executive-in-residence and professor of the practice at the Robert H.

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February 24, 2016
In Terror Case, Apple and FBI Square Off on Privacy Issues

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — In the most inflammatory chapter yet in the war between the government and tech companies over encryption, a federal magistrate judge has ordered Apple to

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February 19, 2016
Smith Professor Tapped for ‘Unique’ India Tech Incubator

Professor Anil K. Gupta at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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February 18, 2016
What is the State of Entrepreneurship in America?

Despite long-term declines in business creation and slow growth, there are many reasons to be optimistic about the future of entrepreneurship in the United States.

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February 17, 2016
Signing Away Your Right to Get a New Job

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — When you accepted your current job, did you sign a noncompete agreement?

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February 17, 2016
Tesla: Being Cool May Not Be Enough

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Tesla's fourth-quarter loss nea

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February 10, 2016
The Economics Fueling Trump, Sanders

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — “America is witnessing a political supernova — voter flirtation with Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders — because both political parties have failed or

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February 10, 2016
At Etsy, Will Corporate Conscience and Profits Clash?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Etsy continues to test the compatibility of a commitment to social responsibility with the demands of Wall Street.

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