Albert “Pete” Kyle’s landmark 1985 paper on insider trading was honored at a University of Maryland conference, where scholars and industry experts examined its lasting influence on market structure, liquidity and asset pricing more than four decades later.

Matthew Allen ’26 turned a hand-me-down pickup truck into Two Dudes Junk Removal, a growing Maryland business. The finance major balances classes at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business with expansion plans, aiming to take his company statewide after graduation.

The Comptroller of Maryland, in collaboration with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, released a new scenario analysis, demonstrating the estimated, direct impact of spending and job cuts for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Maryland jobs, wages, grants, and contracts.

Twenty-one Smith School professors were named among the top 2% most cited researchers globally, according to Elsevier’s 2025 study across 22 fields. Representing both current and emeritus faculty, their impactful research advances business knowledge and global academic excellence.

A recent FBI gambling probe with 30-plus arrests across 11 states spotlights NBA figures and alleged college basketball point-shaving. Professor Steve Heston’s 2010 study finds no evidence of widespread corruption, emphasizing that score anomalies arise naturally, not from betting manipulation.

The Smith School launched the Mortgage Natural Hazard Analyzer, a Tableau-based tool developed by Clifford Rossi and Master of Quantitative Finance students to assess U.S. homeowners’ mortgage risk from 18 climate-related hazards, providing policymakers, lenders, and insurers with interactive, data-driven insights to inform decisions nationwide.

Former Deputy Treasury Secretary and William A. Longbrake Professor of Finance Michael Faulkender joined Dean Prabhudev Konana for the first Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series, discussing tariffs, fiscal policy, inflation, manufacturing, and the Federal Reserve, while urging students to engage in civil, independent dialogue.

The Robert H. Smith School of Business mourns Professor Joe Perfetti, a beloved lecturer of finance for 17 years. Celebrated for his teaching excellence, executive education, and entrepreneurial ventures, Perfetti profoundly impacted students, colleagues, and corporate leaders worldwide.

Aiden Polinsky ’27, a Smith School accounting and finance major, co-founded CampusAI and leads at Connyct, leveraging Smith’s entrepreneurial resources, faculty mentorship, and peer collaboration to build impactful, student-driven platforms before graduation.