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

HBCU Money™ Dozen Links 10/7 -10/11

Posted on October 13, 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

Energy-Efficient Lighting Strategies At Solar Decathlon l Clean Technica

Carbyne — Strongest Material Yet Known, Possesses A Number Of Useful Properties l Clean Technica

Users flock to anonymizing services after NSA snooping reports l ComputerWorld

New airborne technology automatically finds whales l CA Sea Grant

Will cloud services be traded just like stocks and bonds one day? l NetworkWorld

Researcher argues for open hardware to defend against NSA spying l CSOnline

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Ever wonder how GDP is calculated? Get the basics l St. Louis Fed

High School ATM Proposal Passes to Teach Students About Personal Finance l Council for Econ Ed

Multifamily finance gains steam l Housing Wire

Ohio foreclosure filings fell 22.2% in September l Housing Wire

New report asks if cuts in state aid during the recession led to changes in local property taxes l NY Fed

77% of America’s textile workforce has been lost. Is the industry ready to rise again? l World Economic Forum

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HBCU Money™ Dozen Links 9/30 – 10/4

Posted on October 6, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Research

Replacing silicon with nanotubes could revolutionize tech l ComputerWorld http://ow.ly/pwfhT

What is ocean acidification? l CA Sea Grant http://bit.ly/1hjojyB

Source code and 2.9 million accounts raided by attackers in Adobe breach l ComputerWorld http://ow.ly/pwfjr

Why Are There Still So Few Women in Science? l Science Makers http://nyti.ms/18ROWK9

US shutdown threatens response to disease outbreaks l New Scientist http://ow.ly/pwfmj

Kia To Make Electric Vehicle That Has Recyclable Materials l CleanTechnica http://dlvr.it/44tt08

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Remittances to the developing world are projected to cross the half-trillion mark by 2016 l World Bank http://wrld.bg/pv1BH

How do family balance sheets affect the broader economy? l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/11rtx2r

Earnings of recent college grads have risen slower than those grads who started working decades ago l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/16eGfY1

Do you know, S. Africa & Namibia have no legal differences between men & women? l World Bank http://wrld.bg/ptv53

Government Shutdown Impact on Education l Council for Econ Ed http://ow.ly/pwfzC

GOP thwarts Dem move to force vote on ‘clean’ spending bill l Floor Action http://bit.ly/17CiZoS

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HBCU Money™ Dozen Links 9/23 – 9/27

Posted on September 29, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Research

Iran accused of hacking into U.S. Navy computers l ComputerWorld

Expect tech glitches when Obamacare launches Oct. 1 l NetworkWorld

Lowering The Resilient Soft Costs Of Solar l Clean Technica

In race against time, NSF grants fund research on Earth’s threatened biodiversity l NSF

Best practices that North Atlantic USA communities are using for climate adaptation l CT Sea Grant

Lifeless planet: Just for fun, we’ve imagined what would happen if all life on Earth died tomorrow l New Scientist

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Learn how Louisville, Ky., transitioned from an industrial economy to a service economy l St. Louis Fed

Why are U.S. firms holding record amounts of cash? l St. Louis Fed

Home Depot overcomes financial crisis l Housing Wire

Government shutdown seeps into overall economic growth l Housing Wire

A video shows how households & businesses interact and explains how money keeps the process moving l St. Louis Fed

Efforts to monitor risks in the shadow banking system, such as by the Financial Stability Board l NY Fed

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HBCU Money™ Dozen Links 9/16 – 9/20

Posted on September 22, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Research

Spacecraft army recruited from across the solar system gears up to watch rare sun-diving comet l New Scientist http://ow.ly/p3Sno

Our modelers are developing innovative methods to assess low-carbon technologies l EPA Research http://go.usa.gov/DEZJ

Research shows Triclosan may be causing antibacterial resistance in Chicago waters l IL-IN Sea Grant http://fb.me/2EPwago6E

Bike-sharing Programs Growing In US l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/40cyQY

How did the exotic plasma of the early universe become ordinary matter? #supercomputing to the rescue l Brookhaven http://1.usa.gov/15bK1iP

Plug & Play Solar Power Systems Growing In Use In US, Thanks To SolarPod l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/40bsP7

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Are you a student/researcher working to develop local #dev solutions? Try Open Knowledge Repository l World Bank http://wrld.bg/p3wDz

Great Depression curriculum provides teachers with economic lessons l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/16feCyY

Get help learning about your 10th District state. Check out free project for elementary students l KC Fed http://ow.ly/p3UuX

Why aren’t there more women economists? l Richmond Fed http://ow.ly/p3Uza

Discover how investing in education and training is an important economic decision l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/169qQsK

Debt limit has nothing to do with new spending l Treasury Department http://ow.ly/p3Voc

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HBCU Money™ Dozen Links 9/9 – 9/13

Posted on September 15, 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

14 Things You Need to Know About Data Storage Management l ComputerWorld

Voyager has left the system. “NASA Says Voyager 1 Is Now Officially in Interstellar Space” l Wired Science

Geothermal Power Used In British Columbia Residential Development l Clean Technica

Aquaculture a growing industry in the Midwest l IL-IN Sea Grant

FBI issues advisory to financial institutions, but customers should take notice too l ComputerWorld

Frack away, UK, it’s carbon neutral. Sort of l New Scientist

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

See the latest data on tax collections by your state l St. Louis Fed

Economics: the most under-taught subject in America? l CEE

GOP to push bill restoring work requirement for food stamps l Floor Action

Housing inventory grew in August l Housing Wire

The vulnerabilty of American families: 40% cannot come up with $2,000 in 30 days l FINRA

All 12 presidents submit joint letter to SEC encouraging money market mutual fund reform l Boston Fed

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