Last update: Sunday 10/26/14 @ 12:30 pm
This week's cover = photo from tweet about Platform 2014 Summit Conference at Morehouse College
... Other top stories ==>Google's new "Inbox" ... Apple's record profits ... and Ebola
Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite news items about HBCUs' use of information technology to enhance their teaching, research, and community services ... plus news about hackathons and issues related to coding ... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 10/25/14 @ 10 am ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found here ==> Back issues can be searched for old tweets.
An @NCICRCHD grantee @Morehouse is developing target gene therapies for #TNBC w/ special focus on African Am women: http://1.usa.gov/1z23Xav
#msu #hbcu Record-Setting Research Grant Awarded To Morgan State: BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A r... http://binged.it/1tmXtzC http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9
We love showcasing our different talents. Excited to showcase it at the #BeU #UAFHackathon @SpelmanCollege eye
Experts: Minority Talent Available for Silicon Valley - Higher Education http://diverseeducation.com/article/67487/ via @twitterapi
#HBCU #HU Researchers Test Retrofits that Can Make Old Buildings Earthquake Safe: Throu... http://binged.it/1s1znFg http://bit.ly/17nRYEV
HU Awarded Grant to Provide Training to Mental Health Counselors http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Awarded-Grant-to-Provide-Training-to-Mental-Health-Counselors …
HU Awarded Grant to Provide Training to Mental Health Counselors http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Awarded-Grant-to-Provide-Training-to-Mental-Health-Counselors …
. @XULAindex #HBCU Xavier University Receives $19.5M @NIH Award - #HigherEd http://diverseeducation.com/article/67535/
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans http://www.jbhe.com/?p=45313 via The Journal of Blacks in... http://fb.me/71fkLCPCH ... DLL Editor's Note -- Grantees include Virginia State University, Howard University, Morehouse School of Medicine, Kentucky State University, Fayetteville State University, Delaware State University, Hampton University, Clark Atlanta University
Platform.Org Summit Conference at Morehouse College
DLL Storify of @PlatformOrg 2014 Summit Conference at @Morehouse -- Day 1, Friday 10/24/14 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/10/dll-storify-of-platform-2014-summit.html …
DLL Storify of @Platform2014 Summit Conference @Morehouse -- Day 2, Saturday 10/25/14 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/10/dll-storify-of-platform-2014-summit_25.html …
DLL Storify of @PlatformOrg 2014 Summit at @Morehouse -- Day 3, Sunday 10/26/14 ... #platform2014 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/10/dll-storify-of-platform-2014-summit_26.html …
Did you miss our 10/8 event on #STEM diversity in #highered academia? Video is now available: http://ow.ly/D3gi9 #STEMDiversity
Flipping Fantastic: Gain hands-on experience with technologies critical to flipped learning. http://ow.ly/CK8jx
Why competency-based #education makes a difference to this type of student http://ow.ly/D1XGH via @eCampusNews
If you think big data is big, just wait http://tcrn.ch/1D8rZyn
Have you tried Photomath yet? It's brilliant. And it has rocketed to the top of the App Store http://tcrn.ch/1D0YwGl
Microsoft beats on earnings and revenue http://wp.me/p1re2-6EBA by @jordannovet ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch, Bloomberg Tech, CNET, NY Times
Google tries to rethink email (again) with "Inbox," a new service inspired by Google Now http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/22/googles-inbox-takes-gmail-to-the-next-level-with-bundles-highlights-and-reminders/ … -- DLL Editor's Note: This story also covered by Google's Blog, CNET, Bloomberg Tech, NY Times, TechCrunch
Google beefs up 2-step verification with physical USB Security Key option in Chrome http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/21/google-beefs-up-2-step-verification-with-physical-usb-security-key-option-in-chrome/ … ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch, Bloomberg Tech
Apple's huge Q4: $42.1 billion in revenue, $8.5 billion in profit http://tcrn.ch/1onwx2w ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Computerworld, CNET, NY Times, Bloomberg Tech, VentureBeat
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The next industrial revolution is inevitable - #harlemtech join @siliconharlem to collab. - http://event.siliconharlem.net/membership-account/membership-levels/ …
- What happened in 1984 to reverse the trend of women in computing? http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/10/21/357629765/when-women-stopped-coding … -- DLL Editor's Note -- Redline in graph is Computer Science
Girls Who Code 
- The NY Chapter of @BlackGirlsCODE is seeking #volunteers to join our core leadership team http://app.plum.io/posting/headquarters_core_team_leader.html?pos=352 …
BlackGirlsCODE NYC 
[New Blog Post] @hackthehood Hack Day #1: In the Books! http://goo.gl/92Szdu #STEM #tech #yeswecode #linkedlearning
Did you get you copy of the new #Appcelerator Alloy Book? Out on kindle now, paperback in Nov http://bit.ly/1t4WAeR
.@BlackGirlsCODE has career opportunities at our HQ in the Bay Area and right here in NYC -- http://www.blackgirlscode.com/career-openings.html … ... JOBS
http://Will.i.am Shows Off His Fantastical Tech Creations http://www.businessinsider.com/william-shows-off-fantastic-wearables-2014-10 … via @sai
E. Tech Calendar ... Half Dozen
The calendar listing all previously posted events is found ==> HERE
Thank you Essence for joining us as sponsors of #MBKHack in Philly, November 14 - 16! It's going to be historic!... http://fb.me/2V0KOzb5c .
Tech divas, apply for the #NCWIT Award for Aspirations in #Computing. Application deadline is November 2, 2014 http://www.aspirations.org/participate/high-school …
The next #yeswecode chat happens this Sun 10/26 at 8pm We’ll talk about women, tech & diversity http://bit.ly/1twve1q
@EmileCambry @BLUE1647 We are looking for STEM mentors in Chicago @US2020_Chicago Join us 10/27 to learn how! #STEM
#Tech divas, apply for the #NCWIT Award for Aspirations in #Computing. Application deadline is November 2, 2014 http://www.aspirations.org/participate/high-school …
Sponsor a girl in our Build A Webpage in a Day workshop on Nov. 8th. Donate here: http://bit.ly/1x1M3QG
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F. Ebola and Technology ... Quarter Dozen + 1
This new section contains links to information about Ebola and the tech community ... The most memorable links will be added to the Ebola page on this blog
Craig Spencer, Doctor in New York City, Is Sick With Ebola http://nyti.ms/ZK2eau -- DLL Editor's Note ... This story also covered by Bloomberg News, Washington Post
Billionaire Paul G. Allen donates $100,000,000 to help stop Ebola: http://on.msnbc.com/1sexdSz (Mike Segar/Reuters)
Cases of Ebola Diagnosed in the United States | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/united-states-imported-case.html?mobile=nocontent#.VEpVCXmNKfM.twitter …
How Ebola fighters are using text messages and Twitter to try and contain the outbreak. http://bloom.bg/1tlfwpS via @cstrohm
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