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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 8/11 – 8/15

Posted on August 17, 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

Password killers: 7 futuristic authentication systems DARPA is funding l Network World http://ow.ly/AkRMd

First Solar Ships Modules To Australia’s Largest Solar Power Project l Clean Technica http://dlvr.it/6cVS6R

Hackathon generates ideas, strengthens ties, promotes fun l Livermore Lab http://1.usa.gov/1sZ56eB

From toilet to tap: could you get over the yuck factor and treat your own dirty water at home? l New Scientist http://ow.ly/Aksbz

Zero Waste project in Maryland l Reduce In Motion http://ow.ly/AkSyy

The biggest iPhone security risk could be connecting one to a computer l CSOonline http://bit.ly/1rvLR9J

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Wall Street returns to buying risky mortgages? l Housing Wire http://hwi.re/6cVQdL

How one credit union formed a unique partnership in order to boost commercial lending l CU Journal http://bit.ly/1qa8sH0

What happens when governments behave like entrepreneurs? l World Economic Forum http://wef.ch/1oCBpij

Bitcoin vs. the dollar l Cleveland Fedhttp://ow.ly/AkV3d

Peer-to-peer lending is poised to grow l Cleveland Fed http://ow.ly/AkWsU

Elementary teachers: Use our lessons with trade books to teach economics, and personal finance l Econ Lowdown http://bit.ly/1roY81A

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 7/7 – 7/11

Posted on July 13, 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

Despite Ohio Freeze, Renewable Energy Continues To Be Hot l Clean Technica dlvr.it/6HMzd0

Our researchers created a model to find least costly mix of pollution reduction options to meet TMDLs l EPA go.usa.gov/XPJd

Oracle gives sneak peek at its plans for OpenWorld l Networkworld ow.ly/z1x1F

5 key takeaways from Amazon’s big cloud day l Networkworld ow.ly/z1x7g

International law enforcement operation disrupts Shylock banking malware l CSOonlinebit.ly/1oHw5Hp

What’s more important: energy or water? We need both l EPA 1.usa.gov/VAs9QE

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

China set to dominate foreign homebuyers market l Housing Wire hwi.re/6HQ2VD

Scorecard: Housing recovery continues to make progress l Housing Wire hwi.re/6HPW8Y

American Students Aren’t Great With Finance Or Managing Money l Huffington Post ow.ly/z1xHA

Africa’s farm economy typically accounts for between 30 to 40% of gross domestic product l World Bank Africa wrld.bg/z0kA2

How can more efficient urbanization support China’s future economic transformation? l World Bank wrld.bg/z0qfV

At least 80 countries around the world are considered vulnerable to natural disasters. l World Bank wrld.bg/z0iuE

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 5/5 – 5/9

Posted on May 11, 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

A Solar Commitment, From The White House To America l Clean Technica dlvr.it/5cxb9H

How the Boston Globe totally revamped its IT strategy l CIOonline trib.al/JY6OMFY

In the digital ocean, predators outnumber protectors l CSOonline ow.ly/wGSqp

Granular Materials Aren’t Like Liquids, Except When They Are l APSPhysics bit.ly/1oew8O4

Sandia shows off freshly renovated large-scale test facilities l Sandia National Labs bit.ly/1fUwEyf

31 people have been to Mars and back – plus other surprising space stats l New Scientist ow.ly/wFxOK

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Teachers: St.Louis/Atlanta Fed offer 3 types of professional development options. l Econ Lowdown bit.ly/1iG22S9

Students challenged to come up with their innovative ideas for transforming life for girls l World Bank ow.ly/wHqp1

What can data tell us about Nigerian girls’ educational opportunities? l World Bank wrld.bg/wF7aR

60% of best jobs in the next 10 years haven’t been invented yet. What kind of jobs will Africans invent? l WEF wef.ch/1ixnff7

Why are Americans so bad with money? Is there a way to help them? l CEE ow.ly/wHqHn

Household debt inches higher. Our researchers say the housing data present a mixed picture l Cleveland Fed ow.ly/wHr2A

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HBCU Money™ Dozen 4/14 – 4/18

Posted on April 20, 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

Where are California’s “Next Generation” of Ocean Leaders coming from? l CA Sea Grant youtu.be/F88aVjLlsYs?a

Clean Energy Gets Boost From California Public-Private Initiative l Clean Technica dlvr.it/5R68FT

Solar Panel Windows — Shiny Quantum Dots Boost Efficiency l Clean Technica dlvr.it/5R4SVy

Meet Siri on steroids l Network World ow.ly/vWdVY

LADEE killers: NASA crashes vending machine-sized probe into moon (on purpose) l New Scientist ow.ly/vWe1W

Meet the Most Profitable PC Company You’ve Never Heard Of l CIOonline trib.al/3yaq8um

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Paying down credit card debt: a breakdown by income and age l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/1jeaW3r

April is Financial Lit Month. Money Skills video series to teach important financial concepts l EconLowDown bit.ly/1qE6lNO

Detroit’s $1,000 houses may be a lousy deal l Housing Wire hwi.re/5R5Pkc

Submissions for 2015 Community Development Research Conf.; abstracts due Sept 8 l Atlanta Fed goo.gl/mIwiBq

Effect of liquidity requirements on economic growth, creation of systemic risk, & welfare l NY Fed nyfed.org/QkMHcT

Ole Miss employs innovative strategy to foster entrepreneurship and job creation l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/1iuhOgx

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