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April 18, 2014
Online Health Insurance Marketplaces

Smith a Catalyst to Better Performing State-Run Exchanges 

States’ health insurance exchanges recovered faster than the federal government's health insurance marketplace after both stumbled out of the gate last fall.

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April 18, 2014
Pancakes, Anyone?

Smith Celebrates Its Seniors With First-Ever Pancake Night

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April 18, 2014
Bob Hisaoka named UMD Distinguished Alumnus

From co-owning some of the nation’s largest car dealerships to owning a Chicago-style hot dog restaurant franchise to working with dozens of charities to serving on the Smith School’s board of advisors, Robert G. Hisaoka ’79 has done it all. Now, he can add distinguished alumnus to his list of accomplishments and accolades. 

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April 18, 2014
College Application Alumni Night

Do you have a child, sibling or family member who has started to think about college? Last semester, the school hosted the Smith Alumni & Family Open House to help the family navigate the college admission process. 

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April 18, 2014
From PhD to Professor

Going to Harvard? You might be taught by a Smith School alumnus.

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April 18, 2014
Flu or Something More Sinister? Using Computer Models to Find Out

Symptoms resulting from a bioterrorism attack could be alarmingly similar to those of the flu. A computer model developed by Sean Barnes, assistant professor of operations management, aims to identify one from the other by their very different transmission dynamics. 

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April 17, 2014
Brief Case: Malcom Gillian, Second Button

Malcolm Gillian ’95, MBA ’00, has always been a snappy dresser. That’s what you’d expect of the CEO of Second Button, a bespoke shirt company headquartered in New York City. 

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April 17, 2014
SBA SELECTS MARYLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL'S DINGMAN CENTER TO MANAGE STATE'S SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER NETWORK

College Park, MD - December 3, 1996 - The U.S. Small Business Administration has selected the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, part of the University of Maryland Business School, to manage Maryland's five regional Small Business Development Centers (SBDC).

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April 17, 2014
Alumni Spotlight: Mike Geppi, Integrata

When former banker Mike Geppi entered the Smith School’s executive MBA program in 2010, he had his sights set on starting a business. He was also looking for potential business partners. He never expected that he’d find four classmates to join him and trusted faculty advisors and a lawyer to help. 

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April 17, 2014
Wheel Shields – Undergrad’s Business Off and Rolling

Chase Kaczmarek doesn’t just use his longboard (a skateboard variant) to get around the University of Maryland’s campus. The senior management major’s longboard also provided the impetus for his startup.

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