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July 29, 2015
Good and Bad News About Your House

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Median home prices have surged past the U.S. record set in 2006 at the peak of the real estate bubble, but don’t expect a repeat of the Great Recession.

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July 28, 2015
Bank of America Stress Tests Its HR Chief

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- On its face, Bank of America delegating stress test oversight to its human resources chief is a "head scratcher," says Clifford Rossi, professor of the practice at the Unive

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July 28, 2015
EMBA Cohort 14 Students Graduate

On July 23, 2015, 37 executives from EMBA Cohort 14 graduated from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, in a ceremony attended by more than 300 family, friends, faculty and staff of the Smith School at the university’s Riggs Alumni Center. Dean Alex Triantis congratulated the cohort on their accomplishments.

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July 27, 2015
What Would Buffett Do? Six Stocks to Buy Now

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- China and other overseas stock market turmoil, plus the Fed waffling

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July 27, 2015
Smith Undergrads Take 2nd Place in NABA Case Study Competition

A team of accounting students from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business took home second place and $300 each in the student case study competition at National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) National Convention & Expo, held in Las Vegas, June 10-13, 2015. This is the third year in a row Smith Terps have taken home an award.

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July 27, 2015
High School English Teachers Come to Smith

High school English teachers from across the United States gathered this summer at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business to develop lesson plans that will blend literature with the history and philosophy of enterprise.

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July 24, 2015
A Conversation With Kelsey Giraitis, Cognizant intern

This summer, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is catching up with MBA students working as interns at top companies throughout the country.

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July 24, 2015
Podcast: Enterprise Through Literature in High School

By the time professor Rajshree Agarwal meets University of Maryland undergraduate students, most already have formed opinions on the value of enterprise and markets.

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July 23, 2015
Smith PhD’s ‘Motivating Blood Donation’ Study Draws INFORMS Honor

Research into optimizing blood bank donations has garnered PhD student Tianshu Sun a finalist position in a math competition organized by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (

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July 23, 2015
Terp Startups Demo Products and Services

Date: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 2 p.m. Location: 2333 Van Munching Hall Attend the showcase to meet the Terp Startups, learn more about the companies and offer customer feedback. Light snacks will be provided.

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