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May 2, 2011
Smith Business Close-Up: Berkshire Hathaway - Students Headed to Annual Meeting

Conglomerate holding company Berkshire Hathaway is one of the world’s most respected companies, run by legendary investor Warren Buffett.

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April 21, 2011
Berkshire Hathaway - Students Headed to Annual Meeting

Conglomerate holding company Berkshire Hathaway is one of the world’s most respected companies, run by legendary investor Warren Buffett.

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April 19, 2011
Five Students Win Wikler Case Competition

A group of five students won the 2011 Wikler Case Competition on Friday, April 15, 2011, after weeks of preparing to compete against six other peer groups. The groups argued a case titled, “Valuation of AirThread Connections” to judges earlier in the day.

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April 4, 2011
Finance Field Day

More than 200 high school juniors and seniors and their teachers from eight Prince George's County public schools gathered at the Smith School on April 15 for Finance Field Day. Finance Field Day activities helped the crowd of mostly African-American and Latino students learn how to position themselves for careers in the fields of accounting or finance.

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December 17, 2010
UMD Finance Expert on the Housing Industry Outlook for 2011

Media Alert: December 17, 2010For housing market reporters, editors, producersContact: Carrie Handwerker; 301-405-5833

UMD Finance Expert on the Housing Industry Outlook for 2011

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December 1, 2010
New Report: "Knowledge Representation and Information Management for Financial Risk Management"

Sen. Jack Reed Highlights the Smith School and Pew Financial Reform Project at Reception

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November 1, 2010
Notre Dame Takes Top Prize in Fourth Annual University of Maryland M&A Competition

College Park, Md. – November 1, 2010 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the winners of its fourth annual Mergers & Acquisitions Competition, held October 28-29.

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November 1, 2010
Focus on Risk Management

The Smith School's academic departments and research-focused centers of excellence combine leading scholars and industry veterans who truly understand the importance of risk management.

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July 1, 2010
Smith School Joins NSF and Pew Charitable Trusts to Sponsor Finance Information Workshop

Sixty experts including computer scientists, finance professors and financial regulators will be meeting at a two-day Workshop on Knowledge Representation and Information Management for Financial Risk Management, July 21-22, 2010.

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May 26, 2010
Study Examines Industry Risk Management Practices That Contributed to Housing Crisis

New York, NY (May 26, 2010) – Multiple factors including poor data, incomplete performance metrics, and, short-term focus and unrealistic optimism among senior business managers contributed to the collapse in the US housing and mortgage markets, according to a study released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

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