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March 5, 2014
MBAs Compete in Hult Prize Regionals

Top-tier schools go head-to-head in world’s largest student competition, competing for $1 million in start-up funding to solve President Clinton’s Healthcare Challenge 

Two full-time MBA student teams from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business have advanced to the regional finals of the fifth annual Hult Prize competition. 

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March 4, 2014
International Executives Experience DC with Smith
Marketing managers from 3 global companies came together at the Robert H.
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February 28, 2014
17 Best Places To Eat At UMD

There are dozens of great places to eat at the University of Maryland – on campus and within walking distance. Check out 17 of our students’ favorite restaurants.

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February 28, 2014
Smith MBA Report: February, 2014

Welcome to the Smith MBA Report, the monthly podcast that features the events, news and newsmakers of the the full time and part time MBA programs at the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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February 27, 2014
Smith Marketing Faculty Among Leaders in Producing ‘Most Impactful’ Research

A number of studies published by marketing faculty at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business rank as “most impactful on marketing practice,” according to a study forthcoming in the International Journal of Research in Marketing (IJRM).

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February 27, 2014
Smith Marketing Professor Co-Authors ‘Social Media Intelligence’

Marketers may feel as though they are drowning in data and metrics when monitoring social media with its complexity of platforms and opinions.

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February 26, 2014
Leadership Under Fire Puts MBAs to the Test

Time and time again business leaders go in front of the press to discuss a controversial issue and end up making a bad situation even worse.  Even some of the world’s most savvy businesspeople are subject to the occasional press conference gaffe or unfortunate media statement. On February 21, 2014, MBA students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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February 24, 2014
Smith Takes First Place at AKPsi Case Competition

From February 7-9, numerous chapters from the nation’s largest professional business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, gathered in Philadelphia, Pa.,  for the organization’s annual Principled Business Leadership Institute.

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February 21, 2014
How I Got Here: Marc Greenberg ’93

What I do: Vice president of finance and strategy for Pixar Animation Studios. Is responsible for accounting functions; financial scheduling and resource planning for the films; oversight of Renderman, Pixar’s software subsidiary; and finance and operations for an ancillary studio in Vancouver that produces short films.

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February 20, 2014
Using the Power of Social Media to Enhance Product Innovation

S. Raghu Raghavan, a Smith professor of management science and operations management, has developed a framework for companies to track and incorporate social media influence into product innovation – resulting in better products that more effectively meet the needs of consumers. 

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