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Thursday, May 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, May 25, 2014, 7:30 a.m.
Michael Lewis’s new book, “Flash Boys,” delves into the world of high-frequency trading. Blamed for the May 2010 stock market “flash crash,” this type of trading – which relies on using fast computers to make quick trades – has changed the playing field for traders.
Thursday, July 3, 2014, 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, July 6, 2014, 7:30 a.m.
Investors have proven to be smart enough to sniff out companies’ implausible explanations for their quarterly earnings results, according to a new study.
Thursday, August 7, 2014, 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, August 10, 2014, 7:30 a.m.
In June, electric car maker Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk announced the company was removing its patents in “the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.” What does a move like this mean for the electric car industry and entrepreneurship in general?
According to Net Impact’s recently released 2014 “Business as UNusual” rankings, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business ranks 20th in Social Impact and 30th in Sustainability among MBA programs.
Rising Generation of Women Shifts the Conversation
Fulbright Scholar Stephanie Graf ’14 never saw herself as a barrier breaker when she came to the Smith School as an undergraduate student. She has an analytical mind and aptitude for business, so she enrolled as a double major in finance and marketing.
The University of Maryland has selected Robert H. Smith School of Business Professor Gilad Chen as a 2014-15 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher. He is one of six professors to receive the honor this year.
Students from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business were finalists in the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) National Case Competition, sponsored by KPMG and held at their national convention in Orlando, Fl., August 2-5, 2014.
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COLLEGE, PARK, Md. -- Though Google and Amazon, among others, have begun testing delivery drones, they are at least five years from launching.
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University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and the Center for Leadership, Innovation and Change present the BB&T Colloquium on Capitalism, Ethics and Leadership on Tuesday, Sept. 30, in College Park.
Teams Go from Zero to Grand Opening in Two Weeks
Orientation starts with a shock for incoming full-time MBA students looking for traditional lectures at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Instead of talking about business, orientation leaders divide students into teams and tell them to start one.