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May 28, 2015
Escaping the Groupon Curse for Restaurants

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Restaurants often come across as desperate when they offer Groupon-style deals, but a new study from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business suggests that certain types of venues can escape the damage to their reputations.

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May 28, 2015
Keep the Shareholder Payouts Coming

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- A surge of shareholder activism has fueled debate about how companies should balance dividend payouts with long-term investment, but an economist at the Universit

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May 28, 2015
Smith Presents Staff Excellence Awards

Eight staff members at the Robert H. Smith School of Business were awarded Staff Excellence Awards at the end-of-the-semester assembly on May 8, 2015.

The 2015 award recipients included:

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May 26, 2015
18 Favorite Memories from Smith Terps, 2014-15

Earlier this month, we asked our Facebook community at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business to tell us their favorite memories from the 2014-15 academic year. Thanks to all of the Smith Terps who responded with these great answers!

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May 26, 2015
Investing in America? Try Real Estate or Agriculture

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Citing a stalled U.S.

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May 26, 2015
Dr. David Maimon Joins the Associate Directors of C-BERC

Dr. David Maimon, assistant professor in the department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland, has joined Center for the Study of Business Ethics, Regulation, & Crime (CBERC) as an associate director.

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May 25, 2015
Smith & IBM Host Cybersecurity Analytics Workshop

Cybersecurity analytics was the theme of the Fifth Annual Business Analytics Workshop, held in College Park, Md., on Monday, May 18, 2015. Co-sponsored by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and IBM, the day-long workshop consisted of topics ranging from calculating cybersecurity investments to applying machine learning to cyber defense.

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May 22, 2015
Elana Fine a ‘Tech Titan’

Every two years, Washingtonian magazine identifies the “most influential and exciting people” in the D.C. region’s technology scene.

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May 22, 2015
4th Annual MBA Awards Banquet

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business community came together to celebrate the achievements of full-time MBA students at the 4th Annual MBA End-of-the-Year Banquet on May 14, 2015, held at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

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May 22, 2015
Congratulations, Smith Class of 2015!

Congratulations to the 1,200 students who graduated from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at the Xfinity Center! The Smith School celebrated with two ceremonies – the first for undergraduates and the second for masters and PhD students.

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