Stunt Marketing or No, Domino’s Has Refurbished its Brand
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Last week, Domino's Pizza delivered a pizza by reindeer in Japan.
How India's Currency Crisis Could Shape its Economy
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — What is it like when 86 percent of the banknotes in circulation in a country are rendered worthless overnight? That's what India has been finding out over the past three weeks. On the evening of Nov.
Bridging the Rural-Urban Healthcare Divide
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Online communities are helping patients find and share information and connect with each other at unprecedented levels. But can they also create social value by helping to bridge the disparities between rural and urban health care?
Post-Election Markets and Policy Outlook: What the Experts Said
Top government economists, plus academic experts and industry leaders recently gathered to discuss the outlook for financial markets and the economy under President-elect Donald Trump.
No-Frills, Not Even a Carry-On: Would You Fly Basic Class?
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Standard coach class might soon feel downright luxurious. United Airlines is the latest major U.S.
INFORMS Best Paper, Teaching Awards to Smith’s Raghavan
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) has recognized the research and teaching of S. Raghu Raghavan, professor of management science and operations management at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Raghavan was awarded the 2016 Prize for the Teaching of the Operations Research/Management Science Practice, plus the 2016 Telecommunications Section Best Paper Award, as part of the INFORMS annual meeting held Nov. 13-16, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
Smart Money Decisions for Every Decade of Life
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Over your lifetime, you'll earn quite a bit of money.
Why Is Warren Buffett Buying Airline Stocks?
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Warren Buffett once referred to airlines as an investor's "death trap." So why would his Berkshire Hathaway be placing big bets on airline shares? The Oracle of Omaha's railroad strategy offers some clues, says finance professor David Kass at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Grand Opening for University of Maryland Research Data Center (UMDRDC) is Nov 18
Launched this fall, the University of Maryland Research Data Center (UMDRDC) is the newest facility of the national Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDC) network. A Grand Opening Ceremony will be held on Nov. 18, 2016, at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus.
Trump’s Infrastructure Pledge Doable, Morici Tells BBC
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — To what extent will president-elect Donald Trump and Congress deliver on a campaign pledge to rebuild U.S. infrastructure? Professor of international business Peter Morici at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.