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University of Maryland Cupid’s Cup Business Competition Opens to Student Entrepreneurs NationwideUnder Armour’s Kevin Plank Sponsors Major Expansion of Annual Event

As the 2012 presidential race accelerates toward Election Day, campaign strategy in both camps has negative messages flying fast, with sounds bites and ads traveling far and wide.

According to data published earlier this year, 70 U.S. companies hold $1.2 trillion in untaxed (by the United States) profits around the world, an 18-percent increase from a year earlier.

College Park, Md. – October 8, 2012 – University of Maryland’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship is expanding its annual Cupid’s Cup Business Competition to find the country’s top student entrepreneurs.

When Eric Spiegel visited the Robert H. Smith School of Business to give his CEO@Smith presentation, he was just as excited as the students were to be there. President and CEO of Siemens Corporation, Spiegel spoke to the crowd of business and engineering students with a palpable passion for his company and enthusiasm for the D.C.

Student housing at the University of Maryland, on- and off-campus, has significantly increased in the past decade. The construction of seven apartment buildings, dubbed South Campus Commons, has given students the option of on-campus apartment living, while several privately owned off-campus complexes aimed at students have opened in recent years.

The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association partner to present:

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.

20th annual event highlights logistics, supply chain career opportunities for students