Opening the Textbook: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2015-16 I. Elaine Allen, Ph.D. Professor of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, UCSF Co- Director, Babson Survey Research Group Jeff Seaman, Ph.D. Co- Director, Babson Survey Research Group. “Most higher education faculty are unaware of open educational resources (OER)–but they are interested and some are willing to give… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Searching for the Internet of Things on the Web: Where It Is and What It Looks Like
Searching for the Internet of Things on the Web: Where It Is and What It Looks Like. Ali Shemshadi, Quan Z. Sheng, Wei Emma Zhang, Aixin Sun, Yongrui Qin, Lina Yao (Submitted on 23 Jul 2016). “The Internet of Things (IoT), in general, is a compelling paradigm that aims to connect everyday objects to the… Continue Reading
Volkswagen Agrees to Record Settlement in Emissions Case
FTC news release: “In two related settlements, one with the United States and the State of California, and one with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), German automaker Volkswagen AG and related entities have agreed to spend up to $14.7 billion to settle allegations of cheating emissions tests and deceiving customers. Volkswagen will offer consumers… Continue Reading
Combined Measurement of the Higgs Boson Mass in pp Collisions at s√=7 and 8 TeV with the ATLAS and CMS Experiments
A remarkable example of and tribute to the 5154 authors from around the world who collaborated as scholars to publish this paper jointly. Combined Measurement of the Higgs Boson Mass in pp Collisions at s√=7 and 8 TeV with the ATLAS and CMS Experiments “A measurement of the Higgs boson mass is presented based on… Continue Reading
British University Tests Drones That Scan For Evidence Of Landmines
Popular Science: “Landmines never stop waiting. The simple machines are explosives with triggers, set in the ground primed and ready for someone to set them off. For landmines, the war never ends. For humans, war does, and the landmines that once marked the front line between warring factions can change instead to deadly artifacts, a… Continue Reading
ConsumersUnion campaigns against robocalls
“…last year the FTC still received over 3 million complaints about unwanted calls. The problem? Some legitimate companies still aren’t respecting the Do Not Call list. And many of the unwanted calls are from scammers or non-legit companies, who don’t care if they violate the law. Many operate overseas, making prosecution even tougher. So far,… Continue Reading
Presidential Policy Directive – United States Cyber Incident Coordination
PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE/PPD-41 SUBJECT: United States Cyber Incident Coordination, July 26, 2016 “The advent of networked technology has spurred innovation, cultivated knowledge, encouraged free expression, and increased the Nation’s economic prosperity. However, the same infrastructure that enables these benefits is vulnerable to malicious activity, malfunction, human error, and acts of nature, placing the Nation and… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Board Statistical Releases: a Publications History
Finance and Economics Discussion Series Divisions of Research & Statistics and Monetary Affairs Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C. – Federal Reserve Board Statistical Releases: a Publications History, Sian L. Seldin, 2016-016. “The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has published extensive statistical information on the U.S. economy and banking industry since 1914. This… Continue Reading
WTO Statistics Database
Welcome to the WTO Statistics Database, which allows you to retrieve statistical information in the following presentations. The Trade Profiles provide predefined information leaflets on the trade situation of members, observers and other selected economies; The Tariff Profiles provide information on the market access situation of members, observers and other selected economies; The Services Profiles… Continue Reading
Mortgage Servicing: Community Lenders Remain Active under New Rules, but CFPB Needs More Complete Plans for Reviewing Rules
Mortgage Servicing: Community Lenders Remain Active under New Rules, but CFPB Needs More Complete Plans for Reviewing Rules, GAO-16-448: Published: Jun 23, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 25, 2016. “As of September 30, 2015, community lenders held about $3.1 billion in MSRs on their balance sheets. Servicing is a part of holding all mortgage loans, but… Continue Reading
Will Long Term Care Ruin Retirement Plans?
Crook, Michael W. and Sutedja, Ronald, Will Long Term Care Ruin Retirement Plans? (July 24, 2016). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2813771 “Long term care expenses represent a known unknown in retirement planning. A large majority of households will need some sort of long term care support as they age and costs for certain types… Continue Reading
Locked Up: Fear, Racism, Prison Economics, and the Incarceration of Native Youth
Rolnick, Addie, Locked Up: Fear, Racism, Prison Economics, and the Incarceration of Native Youth (2016). 40 Am. Indian Culture & Research J. 55, 2016. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2810386 “Native youth are disproportionately incarcerated, often for relatively minor offenses. One potential solution is to move more Native youth out of federal and state courts… Continue Reading
