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

HBCU Money™ Dozen 12/16 – 12/20

Posted on December 22, 2013 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

Transparent Solar Cells Could Turn Windows Into Generators l CIOonline http://trib.al/bf0t0PZ

California Blocks Another Concentrated Solar Power Project l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/4Y2Kmm

SolarCity To Provide Solar Lighting To Schools Without Electricity l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/4Y1Zfg

The rise of hobbyist programmers l ComputerWorld http://ow.ly/rXbqU

IBM follows Amazon’s move into China’s cloud computing market l NetworkWorld http://ow.ly/rXbSZ

Old mice, young bodies: The process of ageing has been reversed in rodents l New Scientist http://ow.ly/rXc2X

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Regional Economic Update: #Texas economy has continued to grow at a moderate pace in recent weeks l Dallas Fed http://bit.ly/1jpmF4R

Richmond Fed’s Economic Quarterly Explores Developments in the Labor Market l Richmond Fed http://bit.ly/1l15aTX

An increasing proportion of the poorest people in the world come from #Africa. l World Bank http://wrld.bg/rTR9

Which countries are best at promoting #gender equality? Check out our heat map l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/c31tA

Japan maintains stance, now sees recovery “as a trend” l Central Bank News http://dlvr.it/4Xxcy6

Senate passes $607B Defense bill l Floor Action http://bit.ly/1l07v1v

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 12/9 – 12/13

Posted on December 15, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Research

It’s Time to Force Wireless Carriers to Crack Down on Smartphone Theft l CIOonline http://trib.al/8BpzeS7

How to Win the IT Infrastructure and Operations Talent War l CIOonline http://trib.al/8EdXvOu

IRENA Launches Global Renewable Energy Cost Analysis Program l CleanTechnica http://dlvr.it/4VT8f1

Save $10,000 By Riding a Bike Instead of Driving l CleanTechnica http://dlvr.it/4VSr0Q

Livermore scientists discover how explosives respond to shockwaves l Livermore Lab http://1.usa.gov/1bZFM1D

Were the first ever animals on Earth made of jelly, not sponge? This is no trifling question l New Scientist http://ow.ly/rITYE

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

House approves budget deal, handing major victory to Boehner l House Action http://bit.ly/1jUBiLp

Cash Survey: How much cash do you have in your wallet? l San Fran Fed http://ow.ly/rIUmA

Five Ingredients Entrepreneurs Need to Succeed l Council 4 Econ Ed http://ow.ly/rIUL1

Is Mississippi poised to meet the workforce needs of the future? l Atlanta Fed http://goo.gl/xrgrtM

Websites soon to end in .mortgage or .home l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/4VT7kY

High school students: Watch these short videos to learn economics basics l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/14wQuVW

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 12/2 – 12/6

Posted on December 8, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Research

Fighting the world’s largest landfill starts at the local level l California Sea Grant bit.ly/1hAqDG9

CIOs Say Cost, Complexity Impede True Mobile Gains in Enterprise l CIOonline trib.al/64qXmKx

This clever microbe steals its neighbour’s electricity to make methane l New Scientist http://ow.ly/rumQE

2 million stolen login credentials discovered for Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, other sites l CSOonline http://ow.ly/rumV6

China bans banks from trading in Bitcoin e-business l ComputerWorld http://ow.ly/run8y

Obama says iPhone is insecure; DoD agrees l ComputerWorld http://ow.ly/runz9

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Helping cities access private financing & achieve low-carbon l World Bank http://wrld.bg/rsRmk

New EPR study investigates the effect of the recession and federal stimulus on New Jersey schools l NY Fed http://bit.ly/1bjlnhv

Sales of new one-family houses in US jumped in October l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1cbJH6i

Economy has grown steadily w/ GDP growth averaging over 2%, 7 million new jobs, low inflation l Atlanta Fed http://goo.gl/OVfknT

Worldwide, 50% of youth are either working outside the formal economy or not up to their full potential l World Bank http://bit.ly/1dz3Ppo

Average price for new houses sold in the U.S. rose by 2.5 percent in October to $321,700 l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/19hQ5rQ

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 11/25-11/29

Posted on December 1, 2013 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

12 tech jobs with big raise potential in 2014 l ComputerWorld http://ow.ly/rgPNx

How to Determine if Your Application is Suitable for the Cloud l CIOonline http://trib.al/iQm67Ry

Renewable Energy Fun & Rumination l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/4PkxQz

Google, Amazon Reveal Their Secrets of Scalability l CIOonline http://trib.al/JhF0pl9

The 7 Biggest Mysteries of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology l SLAC http://stanford.io/1aVPWOI

Are Alzheimer’s and diabetes aspects of the same disease? l New Scientist http://ow.ly/rgRX6

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

What will it take to build a concentrated #solar power industry in India? Report offers a roadmap l World Bank http://wrld.bg/rcZCK

Global liquidity, spillovers to emerging markets and policy responses l Bank of International Settlements http://ow.ly/rgYc3

Fiji holds rate steady, sees 2014 growth over 3 pct l Central Bank News http://dlvr.it/4PnBKf

A quick look at reasons why more people don’t pursue a college degree l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/KgKFkJ

In #Uganda, the student-teacher ratio is high at 45:1, signaling overcrowded classrooms l World Bank Africa http://wrld.bg/r1vUI

Do super farms have a positive impact on poverty and jobs? l World Bank http://wrld.bg/rdoVM

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 11/18-11/22

Posted on November 24, 2013 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

Monitoring growth rates in young horses l KY Equine Research http://ow.ly/r4Bk5

Brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen has record-breaking stamina, lasting for a whopping 20 hours l New Scientist http://ow.ly/r4BpP

Hydrogen Cars Slammed By Nissan’s/Renault’s Carlos Ghosn & VW’s Rudolf Krebs l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/4McVV9

Some anti-cancer therapies work best when the friendly microbes in our body are strong and healthy l New Scientist http://ow.ly/r4CUg

Argonne’s MIRA supercomputer solves jet engines, Pringles and everything in between l Network World http://ow.ly/r4BtF

If you want to code from home, learn JavaScript l IT World http://ow.ly/r4BET

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Before signing a #lease, look out for these 4 things l Practical Money Skills http://pmsfl.us/17NVHtq

Families in subsidized housing don’t get repairs done by landlords in a timely manner l Philadelphia Fed http://ow.ly/r4BPI

Gone to Texas: #Texas number one destination for domestic migrants since 2006 l Dallas Fed http://bit.ly/17NLQcl

Life Expectancy as a Barometer of Health and Wealth l San Fran Fed http://ow.ly/r4C4y

Underwriting standards, credit ratings major obstacles to credit access for low- & moderate-households l Philly Fed http://ow.ly/r4C8X

Economists find low interest rates are giving a weaker boost to spending in the current economic recovery l KC Fed http://ow.ly/r4Cek

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