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November 1, 2011
Ritu Agarwal Gives Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture

Medicine has made huge leaps in the past 50 years, to the great benefit of human beings. “The advances in medical technology in the past 50 years supersede any made in the previous two millennia.

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November 1, 2011
2nd Year Smith MBA’s Shine at Hitachi Foundation’s Pioneer Employers Case Competition

Smith MBAs Fernanda Lopez, Lacey Nguyen, and Stephen Huie won first prize in the Hitachi Pioneer Employer Curriculum Change Competition and Second Prize in the Hitachi Pioneer Employer Case Competition. The Smith team reached the final round, held at the 2011 Net Impact Conference in Portland, OR, in late October, after passing the first rounds last spring.

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October 30, 2011
Bank Fees

Bank of America recently announced a drastic increase in debit fees and Citi also announced an increase in other account fees. With the banking industry still struggling, are consumer stuck paying the bill?

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October 28, 2011
Staff Retreat: Cultural Understanding in the Workplace

Player-occupied tables and observers gave the impression of a competitive card tournament in the Van Munching atrium.

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October 24, 2011
Mergers and Acquisitions Contest Draws top MBA Programs; UVA Triumphs

College Park, Md. – Oct. 24, 2011 – A college football weekend likely comes to mind when a mid-autumn competition is associated with beer and the likes of UCLA, Texas A&M and the University of Virginia.

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October 18, 2011
McCormick CEO spices up the CEO@Smith Speaker Series

Alan Wilson is in the business of flavor.

As president, CEO and chairman of McCormick Co. he represents a company whose goal is to spice up the foods people consume in their everyday lives. After all, McCormick is “bringing passion to flavor.”

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October 17, 2011
Invest Maryland: New bill could bolster venture funding

With many growing startups struggling to bridge the funding gap between seed money and late-stage venture capital, the technology and venture capital communities in Maryland are backing a proposed program that could fill the void.

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October 17, 2011
Smith Business Close-Up: Bank Fees

Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, 7:30 a.m.

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October 17, 2011
Hospitals and Patient Discharge Decisions

If you end up in the hospital for a surgery, the decision on when you are released to go home may not be solely based on your recovery.

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October 17, 2011
Smith Business Close-Up: Digital vs. Traditional Content

The ways we consume information have expanded drastically in the past decade – with digital formats of everything from movies to newspapers widely available, as well as special devises like the Apple iPad and Kindle reader to view them. But these new formats haven’t yet entirely replaced the old.

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