Professor Emeritus Saul Irving Gass passed away on March 17, 2013. Gass, a pioneering researcher in the field of operations research, came to the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business as professor and chair of the department of management science and statistics in 1975. In addition to his towering achievements as a researcher, Gass was also an extraordinary teacher. He was honored by the university as a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and was the Dean's Lifetime Achievement Professor for the Smith School.

Feb. 21, 2013; Feb. 24, 2013 American Airlines and US Airways are said to be ironing out the details of a merger that would create the world’s largest carrier. What could a deal mean for the industry, airports and passengers? In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Mike Ball talks about the impacts of a mega merger in the airlines industry.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Improved customer service driven by robust competition lies ahead of the new U.S. Airways-American Airlines merger, says Michael Ball, a University of Maryland expert on transportation systems and airport operations. (Ball co-directs NEXTOR, the National Center of Excellence for Aviation Operations Research. He oversees the Collaborative Decision Making research project for the center, which is funded by the FAA, NASA and other airline industry members.)

A Smith professor’s research proposal on how to improve quality transparency in healthcare and inform consumer choice has won a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation.

Ritu Agarwal, founder and director of the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems and professor and the Dean’s Chair of Information Systems, will discuss her recent study, “The Benefits of Combining Data with Empathy,” in an e-chat hosted by All Analytics, an online community for information management, business intelligence and analytics.

UMD One of Three U.S. Sites in ’48 Hours to Save the World’ Effort After a 2011 launch from 40 sites worldwide, the Global Sustainability Jam debuts for prospective participants in the greater Washington region, thanks to the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) in the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

College Park, Md. - Oct. 1, 2012 - Leading researchers representing 40 institutions worldwide will present and discuss their work in the third Workshop on Health IT and Economics (WHITE) on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5-6 at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Va.

Information Systems, Supply Chain Management recognized in Top 10 College Park, Md. – September 13, 2012 – The undergraduate business program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business ranks No. 21 in the nation in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” published yesterday. The Smith School placed 11th among public universities and again ranked highly in a number of business specialty categories.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Faculty experts in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to discuss, and give historical perspective on, the recently announced Kodak-management changes and job cuts as the company maneuvers to emerge from bankruptcy protection. The Smith School has an in-house facility for live or taped interviews via fiber-optic line for television or multimedia content.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Faculty experts in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to discuss, and give historical perspective on, the recently announced Kodak-management changes and job cuts as the company maneuvers to emerge from bankruptcy protection. The Smith School has an in-house facility for live or taped interviews via fiber-optic line for television or multimedia content. Kodak Misses its Moment