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UMD-LinkUp AI Maps Transforms AI Job Tracking with Groundbreaking Approach

College Park, Md.

Smith Research

Groundbreaking AI Technology Uses People’s Eye Movements to Predict Their Decisions

Professor Michel Wedel and team introduce RETINA, an AI-driven eye-tracking innovation predicting decisions from eye movements in seconds. Detailed in 'Predicting Consumer Choice From Raw Eye‑Movement Data,' the technology offers insights for marketing and beyond.

First-Annual AI Symposium Sees Leaders Share AI Solutions

Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence continue to test business leaders and policymakers with questions on how to adopt and adapt the technology for their organizations. The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business now has a forum for leaders to convene and find their answers together.

Smith Research

How Mafia Crackdowns Drive Competition and Innovation in Local Economies

The Italian Mafia is synonymous with organized crime and some of the country’s most powerful groups wield fearsome power across the world. Their strongholds start at the municipal level. Pablo Slutzky, a finance assistant professor at the Smith School of Business, studies how the mafia’s presence impacts local economies.

Smith Research

When Firms Internalize Political Stigma

The Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 stigmatized local employers by creating the impression that strongly anti-diversity attitudes put on display by white supremacists were widespread in the community. Employers sought to counteract this “stigma by association” by dramatically increasing the extent to which they included pro-diversity language in their job advertisements. This is according to research by Assistant Professor of Management and Organization Reuben Hurst at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Smith School Announces New Positions and Titles for Faculty Members

With the start of the spring 2024 semester comes new titles and positions for faculty members at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

‘Collective Action’ a Focus of the 19th Forum on Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity: A Public Policy Perspective

University of Maryland researchers and the U.S. Attorney for Maryland described the significance of cybersecurity as a collective action, as part of the 19th Forum on Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity: A Public Policy Perspective.

QUEST Conference Sees Students Showcase Successful Consulting Projects

With its highest-ever turnout of 342 attendees for its biannual conference, students in the Quality Enhancement Systems and Teams (QUEST) Honors Program saw immense support for showcasing their impactful, real-world consulting projects.

Cybersecurity Risk: A Technology Problem Requiring an Economic Solution

By Lawrence A.

Alumni

Using A Business Background to Create and Curate Art

Recommendations from friends and growing up in the region helped Marcus De Paula decide on the Smith School for his education. Today De Paula is a multi-disciplinary artist and curator. His sculptures have been exhibited in many places, including a piece built for Burning Man in 2022.

The Robert H. Smith School of Business Welcomes New Chief Development Officer

The Robert H. Smith School of Business and the University of Maryland Division of University Relations are pleased to welcome John Aronowitz as Chief Development Officer (CDO) for the Robert H. Smith School of Business. He started with UMD on January 2, 2024.

Finding Success and Supporting Others

Luming Yang, MFin ’19, has had several “mini-careers” since graduation.
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