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The 12 most important research and central bank articles of the past week.

HBCU Money™ Dozen 12/15 – 12/19

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Research

Why Microsoft’s Mobile Marketing Strategy Hinges on iOS and Android l CIOonline ow.ly/G7uoW

Dreaming of a White Christmas? Map shows historic probability of your dream l NOAA Climate 1.usa.gov/1uqoVZl

Most plastic is not biodegradable & can end up in oceans where animals mistake it 4 food l UN Environmentbuff.ly/1AhbbXw

Despite what Stephen Hawking says, we won’t ever be slaves to robots l New Scientist ow.ly/G7vU2

Robot insect THE SIZE OF A SMALL DOG takes first steps l New Scientist ow.ly/G7ARz

US Congress Extends Wind Protection Tax Credit To End Of 2014 l Clean Technica dlvr.it/7s64K2

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

How has the Bankruptcy Act of 2005 affected the number of filings? l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/13qQjRt

Why are commodity prices falling? l World Economic Forum wef.ch/1sD3nsK

Audio: Pilot program uses crowdfunding to help entrepreneurs launch their small businesses l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/1ivXTR2

How smaller institutions are trying to get ahead with technology l CU Journal bit.ly/1w2lyIH

It is critical to make agriculture resilient for farmers, processors, retailers & governments l World Bank wrld.bg/G0cPe

The curious truths of big data l World Economic Forumwef.ch/1v3dojL

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.

HBCU Money™ Dozen 12/8 – 12/12

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Research

17% Of Household Energy Comes From Rooftop Solar In Queensland l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/7pDtJh

Fungus has an amazing arsenal, from body invasion Alien-style to hallucinogenic poisons l New Scientist http://ow.ly/FNBhe

What is one way to pursue a career in land use law? A former FSG student shares her story. l FL Sea Grant http://ow.ly/FNBEp

Cisco sees a data analytics fortune at the edge of the network l Network World http://ow.ly/FNCwp

The State Leading The US In EV Adoption Is… l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/7pDF1W

Get your thinking caps on! Monday, NASA + USGS launch the Climate Data App Challenge l EPA Research http://ow.ly/FNDaQ

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Is mass manufacturing come to an end? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/12CkRie

Are wages and the unemployment rate correlated? l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1yaVB0c

What will our jobs look like in 15 years? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1DmFQq0

Three trends that signal hard times for renters in 2015 l Philadelphia Fed http://ow.ly/FNFiC

Serious mortgage delinquencies fell during third quarter in the U.S. l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1B2w1J7

Why invest in resilience? Here’s what 0.5m sea level rise would mean l World Bank http://wrld.bg/FLHsE

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.

HBCU Money™ Dozen 12/1 – 12/5

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Research

Orion, NASA’s next-gen spacecraft, is no smarter than your cell phone. l Computerworld http://bit.ly/1ysyoFq

Eels use electric shocks to remote control prey movements l New Scientist http://ow.ly/FofyS

Melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet is happening faster than we thought l Network World http://ow.ly/FofW2

Why enterprises should make analytics invisible l Computerworld http://ow.ly/Fog0n

Silicon Valley’s H-1B Immigration Position Has Some Holes l CIOonline http://trib.al/mSVPbk6

Deadline for grant, where college student teams explore sustainability, due by 12/16 l EPA Research http://go.usa.gov/yAZx

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Brooklyn is the country’s least affordable place to live l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/7kMtzm

Health care affordability gap has widened between the rich and the poor l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1rnRN8z

How learning a language improves your brain l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1udN596

The most recent analysis of the economic effects of the Ebola on Sierra Leone l World Bank http://wrld.bg/FmjxK

Credit unions are skeptical about CFPB basing nationwide payday loan laws on Colorado model l CU Journal http://bit.ly/1Alf3VM

Fully 70% of homebuyers don’t know about down payment assistance l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/7kKq0r

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.

HBCU Money™ Dozen 11/24 – 11/28

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Research

The Konik: a little-known breed of horse equine l KY Equine Research ow.ly/F3FPC

Research addressing environmental concerns that impact tribal health/well-being l EPA Research ow.ly/F3FRP

Advanced drinking water treatment tech, water infrastructure, sensors l EPA Research ow.ly/F3FUn

Bloomberg Explores The Connected Home l Clean Technica dlvr.it/7g3gjH

BlackBerry’s deal to buy voice crypto company Secusmart blessed by German government l CIOonline trib.al/wpnQyiW

5 Ways PCI is Becoming More Security-Conscious Next Year l CIOonline trib.al/5xcpmaR

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Does free food make for a happier office? l World Economic Forum wef.ch/1vXyIwk

$200bn of fake medicines are sold every year. An African entrepreneur fights back l World Economic Forum wef.ch/1Bef8it

Buying power of minimum wage varies across and within states l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/1zu7lez

Trying to get your personal finances in order? Start with these lessons on the basics l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/ViVxYQ

Household Debt Balances Increase as Deleveraging Period Concludes l NY Fed nyfed.org/1y97tNz

Despite Apple Pay buzz, cash is still popular l SF Fed bit.ly/1zviiJj

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.

HBCU Money™ Dozen 11/17 – 11/21

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Did you miss HBCU Money™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. We have made some changes here at HBCU Money™ Dozen. We are now solely focused on research and central bank articles from the previous week.

Research

Embrace: The smartwatch that detects the skin’s electricity to predict a seizure l New Scientist ow.ly/EFWAb

Artificial stars and shape-shifting mirrors take the twinkle out of the stars l New Scientist ow.ly/EFWNM

1 month to apply for Children’s Environmental Health & Disease Prevention Research l US EPA go.usa.gov/vkvz

New Benchmark Puts Nvidia and Apple Mobile Chips Ahead of Intel’s Atom l CIOonline trib.al/lm5qJhP

From farm girl in a small Chinese village to theoretical physicist and supercomputer specialist l Brookhaven 1.usa.gov/1xbw15v

7 great MOOCs for techies — all free, starting soon! l CIOonline trib.al/3UqDGCy

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Watch videos discussing the pros and cons of the gold standard l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/1zubVcE

3 ways to organise your way to innovation l World Economic Forum wef.ch/1zJxi7h

10 decisions that could block your success l World Economic Forum wef.ch/1xxZAlU

Fewer richer households, more poorer households have negative equity in their homes l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/1t452Xs

The challenge of collecting data on Ebola l World Economic Forum wef.ch/1F9P1HQ

Curious about how payday loans work and who uses them? l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/1vqKdwy

Thank you as always for joining us on Saturday for HBCU Money™ Dozen. The 12 most important research and finance articles of the week.