College Park, Md. – November 14, 2012 – World-leading cybersecurity researchers at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business won a significant grant from the Department of Homeland Security to develop economic models for cybersecurity investments. Professors Lawrence Gordon and Martin Loeb – along with colleague William Lucyshyn from the School of Public Policy -- received one of just 34 contracts awarded to 29 academic and research institutions for research and development of solutions to cybersecurity challenges.

Thursday, November 1, 2012, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, November 4, 2012, 7:30 a.m. In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School ofBusiness, Nick Seybert talks about his new research that looks at the size of CEO’s signatures on annualSEC filings to measure narcissism and how that relates to firm performance.

Thursday, November 1, 2012, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, November 4, 2012, 7:30 a.m.

A little rain didn’t stop students from coming out to meet recruiters at the first ever “Big Four” Accounting Day, Sept. 6, 2012, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. The “Big Four” accounting firms — Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) — welcomed undergraduates and master’s students studying accounting . The students and recruiters mingled over a barbeque lunch under tents in the outdoor courtyard of Van Munching Hall.

As Hurricane Isaac cleanup is underway, experts in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to comment on topics related to disaster management. Smith faculty and administrators can discuss recent developments in grassroots- and IT-related applications to management and recovery efforts, plus supply chain disruption, including oil and gas production and pricing. The Smith School has an in-house broadcast facility for live or taped interviews via fiber-optic line for television or multimedia content.

From economic policy positions to the inner workings of the campaign, faculty experts in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to discuss issues relevant to the 2012 election cycle. The Smith School has an in-house facility for live or taped interviews via fiber-optic line for television or multimedia content. Hank Boyd: Campaign Strategies

Rachel Seymone Ellis stands with Tom Edgar, of T.R Edgar and Associates and an ACG board member, after receiving her scholarship. Rachel Seymone Ellis, a rising

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. Smith students will also benefit from a stable of new adjunct instructors who bring their real-world experience into the classroom. The new faculty kicked off the semester at Smith with an orientation and welcome dinner on August 27. Full-time faculty: Accounting and Information Assurance

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.

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. These experts can discuss what's at stake related to patients, insurers, IT investment and health insurance exchanges, and the U.S. economy. The Smith School has an in-house facility for live or taped interviews via fiber-optic line for television or multimedia content.