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

HBCU Money™ Dozen Links 6/24 – 6/28

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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 Transportation l Argonne. bit.ly/14D4PzZ

Tracking Near-Earth Asteroids for Science & Humanity l EPA Research 1.usa.gov/19Ibyf6

Want to build a super telescope? Try using the sun as a giant lens l SLAC nyr.kr/13ehr3z

Real time Data Accessible for a Lake Superior Beach l Minnesota Sea Grant seagrant.umn.edu/news/2013/06/28

African SMEs can access loans up to $25k through crowd-funding at Higher Circle l Grow Africa ow.ly/muULQ

Where were #horses domesticated? l Kentucky Equine Researhc ow.ly/muUOt

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

What does a “quality education” really mean? l World Bank ow.ly/muURP

Women in the #MENA region still have the world’s lowest rates of labor force participation. l World Bank wrld.bg/ms3Oa

Surveyed #financial educators from public private & nonprofit sectors to assess practices & needs l Boston Fed:ow.ly/muUYx

Southeastern housing markets remain lackluster due to shortages l Housing Wire hwi.re/3ZxLSl

The Economic Recovery: Past, Present, and Future l San Francisco Fed ow.ly/muV6R

Video: See why it matters that families’ net worth is still reeling from the financial crisis l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/11rtx2r

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 Links 6/17 – 6/21

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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

Argonne’s Rick Stevens discussing China’s supercomputing push l Argonne

For , form of salt affects water intake l KY Equine Research

2 months more to apply! $4.1M Grant for National Center for in Small Drinking Water Systems l EPA

Meteorological Versus Astronomical Summer—What’s the Difference? l NSSL

A city “works like a star.” New math model explains the common properties of cities l SLAC

Elikem Kuenyehia: Improving Ghana’s Business Climate – Access to Finance is key l Grow Africa

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

“After the Fall: Rebuilding Family Balance Sheets, Rebuilding the Economy” l St. Louis Fed

House won’t consider 2014 agriculture spending bill next week l Floor Action

Increasing mortgage rates will not ruin the housing recovery l Housing Wire

Teachers: Join us this summer for any of our free, professional development workshops l Kansas City Fed

Underemployment, College Graduates, and the Recession l Cleveland Fed

Who lost the most wealth in the Great Recession? Learn more in our new annual report l St. Louis Fed

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 Links 6/10 – 6/14

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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

Nigeria sees opportunity from investment in to agriculture l Grow Africa

EPA Helps the Nation Be Better Prepared for Emergency Response l EPA Research

Discovery of new material state counterintuitive to laws of physics l Argonne

Our new campaign asks water lovers to help keep invasive species from spreading l IL-IN Sea Grant

Explore MPAs and find out who is collecting data | OceanSpaces l CA Sea Grant

Great opportunities to watch the next generation of sea turtles scurry into the sea! l TX Sea Grant

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Self-employment is higher in sub-Saharan , and wage is lower, than in any other region l World Bank

Is there a housing bubble in China, and will it burst anytime soon? l St. Louis Fed

Use this worksheet this weekend to calculate what you need 2 save l Dr. Barbara O’Neill

Video: See why it matters that families’ net worth is still reeling from the financial crisis l St. Louis Fed

Rising rates is bad news for builders l Housing Wire

Carolinas Business Survey l Richmond Fed

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 Links 6/3 – 6/7

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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

Study shows possible expanded use for #cancer drug l Argonne http://tinyurl.com/mowogll

Teachers! – Register before July 1 for this free workshop on board the S/V Denis Sullivan l IL-IN Grant http://fb.me/6kziJDy0G

Best time to feed #horses before competition l KY Equine Research http://ow.ly/ly8Qx

Report on Grow Africa Investment Forum 2013 l Grow Africa http://ow.ly/lNYL3

Texas Sea Grant researchers help beach visitors l TX Sea Grant http://fb.me/2Fis1iohQ

Crow Enviro Health Committee to research what is contaminating local waters & how to educate community l US EPA http://1.usa.gov/16MQaHP

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Economist finds that #smoking bans do not appear to be correlated with changes in smokers’ behavior l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/LJwm9J

Florida governor signs bill to speed up state’s foreclosure process l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/3TsJYZ

When small firms look into a crystal ball, do they see faster employment growth? l Atlanta Fed http://goo.gl/QXTKQ

Teachers: Discover what the Common Core will mean for your classroom (workshop) June 18-19 l KC Fed http://ow.ly/lB5Z9

Real net worth per household has rebounded 63% since hitting bottom in early 2009 l St. Louis Fed http://bit.ly/1bd81o2

89 million recorded internet users in Sub-Saharan #Africa, half of them were in Nigeria l World Bank http://ow.ly/lO45f

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 Links 5/20 – 5/24

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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. HBCU Politics™ our sibling publication will be taking over the political and government happenings so be sure to visit them at http://www.hbcupolitics.com for their release if you miss it.

Research

Designing a corn strain to resist mold l Kentucky Equine Research

High-quality salmon gets higher prices. 9 short videos with ideas for keeping that intrinsic l Alaska Sea Grant http://fb.me/2fflfUwft

Are you a teacher who’d like to grow your energy literacy so you can pass it on to your students? l Argonne http://1.usa.gov/WZu3ar

Teacher workshops and training opportunities are ramping up for summer! l Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant http://fb.me/w4iT3qOm

Meteorologist Edwin Campos answers questions about how he’s helping make solar energy more viable l Argonne http://bit.ly/11dxaJb

Our scientists developed Virtual Beach – it uses local data to protect contamination before it happens l EPA http://1.usa.gov/19WqlBl

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Find out why U.S. corporations are holding so much cash l St. Louis Fed

Trinidad & Tobago holds rate, growth weak, inflation down l Central Bank News http://dlvr.it/3QPqq7

SouthEast shows job gains this spring, a change from the last couple (data) l Atlanta Fed http://goo.gl/LDK3z

New lending guidelines make it easier for seniors to get a mortgage l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/3QMYfK

“Land of Opportunity? Economic Mobility in the United States.” l Richmond Fed http://ow.ly/lmGJ3

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