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

HBCU Money™ Dozen 10/6 – 10/10

Posted on October 12, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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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

Hard drives can be wiped. DVDs degrade. So do like Superman and save memories in glass shards l New Scientist http://ow.ly/Cw4J3

Hidden gems: 10 Python tools too good to overlook l Infoworld http://ow.ly/Cw4Ud

Lameness is most common problem in endurance riding l KY Equine Research http://ow.ly/Cw53o

200-Mile Electric Car Confirmed By GM l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/78d3W6

Teach Kids the Triple R’s (of review, refresh and remind) – a mantra as part of their asthma plan l US EPA http://ow.ly/Cw5uQ

An inside look at Russian cybercriminals l CSOonlinehttp://ow.ly/Cw5Jy

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Students in our Keys program gain over 60% in their personal finance knowledge l Philly Fed http://ow.ly/Cw5Xx

Cost to rent rising faster than home prices l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/78dVVw

Wells Fargo reaches $5M settlement over maternity discrimination l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/78ZzY8

What can we learn from the grassroots fight against Ebola? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1w1dAkL

How real is the African growth miracle? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1w0PIhi

Should we be concerned about the economic impact of immigration on native U.S. labor? l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1rQbcyn

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 9/29 – 10/3

Posted on October 5, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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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

JPMorgan Chase breach affected 83 million customer l Network World http://ow.ly/CfGBq

Want to avoid bad blackouts? Build a power grid that looks like a snowflake l New Scientist http://ow.ly/CfBCE

White House Cybersecurity Plans Hinge on Industry Dialogue l CIOonline http://trib.al/BjV4V40

Startups look to eliminate routers, switches l Network World http://ow.ly/CfGZP

Global Clean Energy Investment Continues Year-Long Recovery l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/75TG2F

Land-based weather gauge stations collect important data for watershed assessments l EPA Research http://go.usa.gov/dPjR

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Is emotional intelligence as important as many think? l WEF http://wef.ch/1vjLnW5

Creating more homeowners without building a crisis l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/75VX1x

How does the velocity of money affect inflation rates? l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1plWTvf

Collaboration versus Competition: Lessons from a #Bankers for#Hospital #ACA l SF Fed http://bit.ly/1vB3kRk

Analysis of the social, economic, political, cultural barriers encountered by young Tunisians l World Bank http://wrld.bg/Cfker

Which geopolitical risks might unnerve the markets? l WEF http://wef.ch/1r7sim2

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 9/22 – 9/26

Posted on September 28, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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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

The future of medical research is about to get much, much brighter — literally. l Brookhaven National Lab http://ow.ly/BVUjN

8 cutting-edge technologies aimed at eliminating passwords l Network World http://ow.ly/BVUCS

9 Digital Marketing Tips for Connecting With Teens l CIOonline http://trib.al/m5GDL6U

State Highlight: Wisconsin Solar, Incentives & Facts l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/716qy1

Moving offices? You need to use chat-trackers to see how your team really interact l New Scientist http://ow.ly/BVXwK

Is eBay Trading Too Much Security for Seller Happiness? l CIOonline http://trib.al/QlQTcBL

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Why are “superstar” cities making income #inequality so much worse? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1u3bbsB

Why do so many US households not have bank accounts? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1ptYCz5

Global factors pose a headwind to US inflation l Cleveland Fed http://ow.ly/BWkRd

How many of the top 1% are women ? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/YUGjxQ

Video games can be used to promote financial engagement at this Oct. 2 webinar l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1B7ZxLU

India’s Mars Mission cost just a tenth of Nasa’s l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/YbZrX5

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 9/15 – 9/19

Posted on September 21, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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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

We’re getting closer to a quantum internet. And that’ll be good for security l New Scientist http://ow.ly/BEgdL

Think deep space is cold? It’s practically sweltering compared to this l Brookhaven National Lab http://bit.ly/quantumcold

Major Asia Pacific Markets To Account For 60% Of solar PV Demand l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/6xgYr1

Once Your Car’s Connected to the Internet, Who Guards Your Privacy? l CIOonline http://trib.al/sxpTniH

What’s the career outlook for battery scientists? l Nature http://ow.ly/BElNC

Applications now being accepted for the Guy Harvey Scholarship Award l FL Sea Grant http://ow.ly/BElXZ

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Economic cost of Ebola could increase 8-fold by 2015 if virus continues to spread l World Bank http://wrld.bg/BEall

How have labor market flows changed since the Great Recession? l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1nG5h9J

What the Alibaba IPO means for Western tech giants l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1qNXZXh

Do Spanish and Italian bonds have the same default risk as U.S. Treasuries? l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1kE9ZIX

Financial literacy should start young l Council 4 Econ Ed http://bit.ly/1AD0X0w

When should the Fed raise #rates? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/XKk6kS

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 9/8 – 9/12

Posted on September 14, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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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

Solar Growth Beat Out Natural Gas In First Half Of 2014 l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/6tKbw6

How Apple Pay could make the Target and Home Depot breaches a thing of the past l CSOonlinehttp://bit.ly/1oyeBwp

Help kids learn about saving H2O & energy this school year w/our WS tools l EPA Water http://1.usa.gov/1vYhUVl

Shell Invests In Solar Power-based Enhanced Oil Recovery Technology l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/6tHvqF

Is there a viable alternative to ubiquitous GPS? l NetworkWorld http://ow.ly/BoTny

5 questions to ask before you take a tech job l Computerworld http://ow.ly/BoVPM

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Did your university teach based on specific job profiles? l World Bank http://wrld.bg/BiVCr

More homeowners retire with outstanding student loan debt l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/6tK5VS

Houston Economic Indicators: Economic conditions in Houston strengthen markedly in July l Dallas Fed http://bit.ly/1nOFs7e

Infrastructure Investment Summit begins to chart course toward mobilizing private capital l Treasury http://go.usa.gov/VdY3

When financial institutions understand the communities in which they operate, they’re more efficient l Boston Fed http://ow.ly/BoYuU

Report: Credit card debt nearing “tipping point” l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/6tFfBk

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