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August 1, 2012
New Faculty – Fall 2012

The Robert H. Smith School of Business welcomes 14 new faculty members to start the fall 2012 semester. The new faculty members hail from PhD programs and previous posts at top universities worldwide, including two former Smith School staff members who joined the teaching ranks.

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August 1, 2012
Smith Co-Hosts Gathering of Top Finance Policymakers, Practitioners

The Robert H. Smith School of Business recently co-hosted a Washington D.C. gathering of about 70 senior policymakers and banking executives for a discussion of key issues relating to enhancing systemic risk awareness, harmonization and integration in global systemic risk regulation.

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August 1, 2012
Senbet to Head Top African Economic Development Research Organization

Lemma Senbet, the William E. Mayer Chair Professor of Finance, has been appointed Executive Director of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), a premier economic policy research institution serving Africa.

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June 29, 2012
Smith Experts React to Supreme Court Upholding Health Care Reform

Robert H. Smith School of Business faculty have weighed in on the Supreme Court’s 5 to 4 ruling to largely uphold the 2010 Affordable Care Act and its broad health care system overhaul to reduce the total of Americans without insurance coverage.

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June 20, 2012
Smith Experts Comment on Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Reform

College Park, Md. - Financial and health IT experts in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to analyze the U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether President Barack Obama‘s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is constitutional.

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June 1, 2012
Prof. Lemma Senbet Recognized for Scholarly, Civic Contributions

Professor Lemma W. Senbet has advice for his students: “I tell them to always do your best, wherever you are and whatever you are doing – you never know who could be watching.

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May 1, 2012
Facebook IPO Update: Q&A with Smith’s Gerard Hoberg

Facebook's recently disclosed price range for its initial public offering anticipated in mid-May indicates the company’s value as just under $100 billion. This development indicates the Internet giant now is well positioned to grow, said Gerard Hoberg, associate professor of finance for the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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May 1, 2012
Smith Students Attend Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting

Several Finance Fellows students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business had the opportunity to travel to Omaha, NE, with Tyser Teaching Fellow David Kass to attend the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting on May 5, 2012.

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April 3, 2012
Top Teachers for 2011 Recognized with Allen J. Krowe Awards

The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland is recognized as one of the top research institutions in the world, but it is also a place where students can learn from some of the best teachers in the business. Allen J.

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March 1, 2012
Smith Business Close-Up: Facebook IPO

Thursday, March 1, 2012, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 4, 2012, 7:30 a.m.

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