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Herndon, VA – March 12, 2009 – Network Solutions® and the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business announced today the launch of the Small Business Success Index©, an ongoing measurement of the overall health of U.S.

College Park, Md. – March 11, 2009 — The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the launch of the Initiative for Social Value Creation, a push to engage every student in courses and experiential learning programs that build leadership and an understanding of how businesses can create both economic prosperity and transformative social change.

College Park, Md. – March 9, 2009 — Researchers from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business put a price tag on the cost of poor communication in U.S. hospitals at $12 billion per year.

College Park, Md. – March 9, 2009 — The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced a partnership with MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society to deliver The Business of Practicing Medicine: A MedChi/Smith School of Business Program for Physicians.

Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Universities at Shady Grove

William Klausner, president of the James H.W. Thompson Foundation, said it best: “The road to the future is always under construction.” At the Thai American Business Program Conference on March 3, hosted by the Robert H. Smith School of Business, and co-sponsored by the Royal Thai Embassy and Smith School’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), former U.S.

Coming Forward

Industry norms are more effective than sanctions in encouraging good corporate behavior.

Causes and Consequences of Initial Network Positions Who you know matters, but only within the first year of the new venture’s life.

Research by Stephen Brown

University of Maryland students and their parents selected Mark Wellman, Tyser Teaching Fellow, for the University of Maryland’s 2008 Outstanding Faculty Educator Award.

Smith School faculty have been actively involved in advising key players and proposing potential solutions to the finance crisis. Albert “Pete” Kyle, Smith Chair Professor of Finance, worked as an expert for the SEC in conjunction with the OIG report on the collapse of Bear Stearns, briefing congressional staffers for Henry Waxman’s Committee on Government Oversight.