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HBCU Money™ Dozen 12/30 – 1/3

Posted on January 5, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Research

Judge Rules Solar Power A Better Deal For Minnesota Than Natural Gas l Clean Technica

Electricity use drops as the UK passes ‘peak light bulb’. The timing couldn’t be better l New Scientist

Collapsing backpack uses a new type of nano-generator to charge your gadgets as you walk l New Scientist

Apple, Cisco, Dell Unhappy Over Alleged NSA Back Doors in Their Gear l CIOonline

Report: NSA intercepts computer deliveries to plant spyware l Network World

Algae Oil Poised For World Domination, Eventually l Clean Technica

Federal Reserve, Central Banks, & Financial Departments

Signs point to modest recovery l Housing Wire

Passing a course may soon be a graduation requirement for FL high school students l Council for Econ Ed 

Cities cultivate loan pools to help spur urban redevelopment l Kansas City Fed

Texas Financial Education Endowment first year grants have been announced  l Building Wealth

: measures stay at 0% l Atlanta Fed

Has college become a riskier investment? Read the cover story in our new Econ Focus magazine 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.

 

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HBCU Money™ Dozen Links 10/14 – 10/18

Posted on October 20, 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

Boson X: a running-style smartphone game with a particle physics twist l SLAC Lab bit.ly/19eKIM0

Non-Profit Solar Company Empowers Struggling Neighbourhoods l Clean Technica dlvr.it/496J82

Scientists develop heat-resistant materials that could vastly improve solar cell efficiency l SLAC Lab stanford.io/1fJd5Y2

Chytrid fungus is wiping out amphibians around the world by making their immune cells self-destruct l New Scientist ow.ly/pY9EC

IBM offers 2-factor authentication package for securing Android mobile transactions l Network World ow.ly/pY9Fz

Lost volcano set off an ice age, Homo skull 1.8 million years old, genes vs teachers and more l New Scientist ow.ly/pY9VD

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Financial literacy may soon be a reality in schools in Florida. Its cost? About $138,000 over five years l Lusardi ow.ly/pY9WD

Taking stock of past year’s labor market improvements l Cleveland Fed ow.ly/pY9YL

Thinking about going to college? Check out this interactive infographic l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/16NiVmp

Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? l World Bank Africa wrld.bg/peKC6

Financial crisis & recession impacted real GDP per capita in the U.S. l St. Louis Fed bit.ly/12hnSjh

California home sales fall to 1988 levels l Housing Wire hwi.re/496Rs7

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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 9/16 – 9/20

Posted on September 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

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

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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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