Faculty Impact Articles

September 10, 2015
Wind Energy, Uber behind Green Trends in China, India

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- China is poised to drive a projected global surge in wind energy, while a looming Uber stake in India could make that country’s taxi industry more carbon friend

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September 8, 2015
Why Binge Watching Is Bad for Hulu

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Binge-watching television — taking in a season or more of "Mad Men," "Silicon Valley" or "Scandal" in a couple of days — has become a much-discussed new pastime, made tempting by streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, with their vast stores of shows.

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September 4, 2015
Reform the Patent Office to Unleash Innovation

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- The U.S.

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September 3, 2015
Four Success-or-Fail Factors for Retailers in China

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Some foreign retailers in China are stumbling. Others are thriving. Count Home Depot and Best Buy among recent failures.

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August 28, 2015
UMD-FDA Workshop on Mobile Health and Social Media Analytics for Product Safety
UMD Smith Researchers to Join Experts to Address Harnessing mHealth, Social Media Data for Medical-Product Safety

The Food and Drug Administration is looking to get, and stay, on the same page with producers and users of medical wearables. The FDA mission to regulate medical devices to protect consumers is challenged by the mobile health field continuously innovating new products.

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August 25, 2015
Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates? William Longbrake

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — William Longbrake is Executive in Residence at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, and senior policy advisor at the school’s Center for Financial Policy.

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August 25, 2015
Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates? Albert 'Pete' Kyle

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August 25, 2015
UMD’s Smith School Appoints Dean of Learning
Veteran Educator to Focus on Transforming the Student Experience

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Aug. 25, 2015) — As part of an ongoing commitment to transform learning, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has appointed one of its most accomplished educators to fill a new position focused on the student experience.

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August 24, 2015
Market Jitters? Stay the Course

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- This week’s market selloff has made a lot of people itchy to trade stocks. They want to sell before things get worse or, alternatively, maybe pick up some bargains.

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August 21, 2015
Toshiba's Accounting Scandal: Catching the Fuzzy Math

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Toshiba is known for producing televisions, computers — and, as of this summer, an epic accounting scandal.

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