The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland is recognized as one of the top research institutions in the world, but it is also a place where students can learn from some of the best teachers in the business. Allen J. Krowe, a distinguished alumnus of both the business school and the university, established the Krowe Teaching Awards in 1986 to recognize and promote excellence in teaching.

Smith faculty present their latest research on topics that matter to you and your organization. Each presentation is followed by an opportunity to network with alumni and regional business leaders at one of Smith’s convenient local campuses in Washington, D.C., or Baltimore, Md.

A team of undergraduate students from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business competed with teams from around the country at the 22nd Annual Marketing Summit presented by Wake Forest University in February 2012, ultimately placing second and winning a cash prize of $3,000. Prannoy Nambiar is a Smith School senior and one part of the four-person team that competed this year. He says case competitions complement classroom learning.

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences are hosting a special day-long marketing symposium on Friday, March 9, 2012, on "Addressing Social, Business and Economic Issues via Research in Judgment and Decision Making." Decisions have serious consequences, including for health, relationships, financial well-being, national security, business, economics, politics and the environment. What does state-of-the-art research have to say about human judgment and decision making?

The department of marketing at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, along with support from the student-run terpAMA, is sponsoring the Third Annual Undergraduate Marketing Conference on Friday, March 2, 2012 in Van Munching Hall. The theme for this year’s conference is Digital is NOW!

Though cellphones are usually considered devices that connect people, they may make users less socially minded, finds a recent study from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

The annual Top 10 Summer Reading List for Business Leaders – as recommended by Robert H. Smith School of Business faculty and staff - is several and months and a change-of-season away. Perhaps something to whet reader appetites for the 2012 summer list, a few Smith leaders reflected on books they have recently read and recommend for winter reading. The following selections cover "behavioral" economics and finance, “dark” secrets of the Internet, the revolutionary effect of the shipping container, social media as a driver of social change, and more.

The Department of Marketing at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business recently helped unite top academics and practitioners worldwide to bolster the marketing profession. The department co-hosted the Dec. 9-10 "New Developments in the Practice of Marketing Science 2011-2012: Impact and Implementation” with the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in its 50th year. The conference took place at the Smith School's Washington, D.C., campus located at Reagan Building and International Trade Center.