In this webinar, our three expert panelists will discuss some of the recent extraordinary weather events around the US from Maui's wildfires, drought in the western US, severe weather in the southeast to flooding in the northeast. NOAA's Chief Scientist, Dr. Sarah Kapnick, along with Professor Tim Canty from the University of Maryland's Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Dept. and Dr. Bob Brammer, SERC Executive Risk Fellow will provide insights on what's driving these extreme events and how we should be thinking about their relationship to long-term climate change.

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SEC Cites Smith Research in New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for Public Companies

University of Maryland's Smith School of Business research influences SEC's new cybersecurity disclosure rules. SEC-registered businesses must adhere to updates. Martin P. Loeb's studies cited, emphasizing market reactions to cyber incidents. Gordon's advocacy spans 15+ years. Research supports mandatory disclosure. Implications for Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium's cyber risk understanding.

Advances in artificial intelligence are transforming development and delivery of medical technology. In this webinar featuring Abhi Gandhi, a veteran risk manager and executive in the life sciences and medtech sectors, we explore the risks associated with AI on the medtech sector and how companies need to prepare for managing these risks as AI capabilities grow.

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Smith Launching an Enterprise Risk Consortium

COLLEGE PARK. Md. – June 1, 2023 – An initiative targeting both industry practitioners and students to advance their knowledge and skills in risk management and to provide innovative risk analytics tools and modeling capabilities to institutions is forthcoming from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

The Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium embodies a passionate mission to establish Smith as THE academic leader in applied risk management, providing thought leadership, education and outreach to industry and governmental organizations and to establish formal industry ties to Smith School students interested in careers in risk management.

Is Your Maryland Home At Risk for Damages from Climate Disasters?

Many Maryland homeowners are increasingly faced with the threat of costly home repairs from extreme weather events. With climate change, these events are becoming more frequent and more intense. And that could mean bigger problems for homeowners – particularly those who don’t have the extra cash to handle repairs.

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. SVB was taken over by the FDIC last Friday after depositors, fearing the bank would soon be unable to pay its debts, began withdrawing their money at an alarming rate.  Smith experts Cliff Rossi and Bill Longbrake recently spoke with Progyan Basu, clinical professor of Accounting and Information Assurance, about the impact of this failure on the banking industry and the economy as a whole.

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