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Smith Brain Trust

Are You at Risk of Losing Your Job to ChatGPT?

Some workers are concerned that ChatGPT will replace them. Fortune reports they might be right, noting that though OpenAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot was just launched in November of 2022, it’s already being used in the workplace. Seventy-four percent of U.S. employees familiar with the technology use it at work.

Smith Brain Trust

Why Streaming is Getting the Better of Cable TV This Year

For the first time, streaming is predicted to overtake traditional TV as the preferred form of entertainment for U.S. adults.

World Class Faculty & Research

‘Crash Landing’ Recounts Smith Professor’s Role in Companies Surviving the Pandemic

The onset of COVID-19 upended economies worldwide. In the U.S., employment fell by a combined 21.7 million between January and April 2020. 

Alumni

Finding Life Purpose in Turning Vision Into Reality

The Smith School curriculum is very well designed and that enriched my learning experience. I was able to build a deep connection with some of the faculty who mentored me and were always open to discussing ideas. These relationships helped me secure funding for startups I co-founded, helped me hire students to assist with research projects and provided recommendations for career opportunities.

Alumni

Alum Gets an Assist from Data Analytics for NBA Career

In today’s NBA, front-office decision-makers are leveraging the power of data analytics more than ever to make informed decisions. Benjamin Eidelberg ’15, MS ’16, is doing his part in helping the Washington Wizards change the game.

Smith Welcomes Spring 2023 Exchange Students

This spring, the Center

Experiential / Reality-based Learning

The Maryland Smith Blockchain Accelerator Announces Its Spring 2023 Cohort

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Smith Research

Analytics Are Key to Ending Gender Pay Inequity

Organizations often use the inexpensive and expedient approach of raising the salaries of the most underpaid women to bring about women’s pay parity with men. University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business Associate Professor Margrét Bjarnadóttir says there are two reasons why this doesn’t work, “inequity isn’t usually equally spread throughout the whole organization and typically there’s a lack of well-paid women.

World Class Faculty & Research

Research.com Ranks 17 Maryland Smith Professors Among World’s “Best Scientists”

Research.com named 17 scholars from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in its latest “best scientists” ranking. The Smith School ranked No. 4 in the United States and No. 5 worldwide in the 2023 Business and Management university ranking, with 11 scholars on the list.

Alumni

Ascending to the Top By Harnessing Curiosity and a Passion for Problem-Solving

Getting a degree from Smith helped me build a profile for a non-developer role. Several of my classes involved case studies that helped build my problem-solving skills in the context of Information Systems.

The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: Smith Experts Analyze and Explain It

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is the second largest bank failure in U.S. history.

Community

Why I Give: Inspiring the Community

Entrepreneurs Vishal Khera, MBA ’2000, and Vanitha Khera came to the U.S.
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