Ypsilanti Township Residents Oppose University of Michigan Data Center Plan

UMich data center town hall draws severe backlash

Nearly two years ago, the University of Michigan announced a partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory to build a data center in Ypsilanti Township. The University claims the development will be a technological feat and used for significant scientific advancements, including cancer research.  Residents of the township have long been skeptical of the development. During […]

Michigan locals rage over 'monstrosity' data center to quadruple taxes

Furious Michigan residents shouted down University of Michigan officials over plans for a controversial $1.2 billion computing center in Ypsilanti Township.

Ypsilanti Township residents oppose University of Michigan data center plan

For the first time, University of Michigan leaders participated in a town hall discussion on Wednesday night about plans for a high-performance research computing center in Ypsilanti Township.

Ypsilanti Township residents voice concerns over proposed University of Michigan, Los Alamos data center

Ypsilanti-area residents spoke out against a proposed University of Michigan data and research center Wednesday evening during a fiery town hall meeting.

UM town hall panel faces angry, jeering crowd over plan for joint computing center with Los Alamos

The University of Michigan is calling the facility a "research computing center," but a hostile crowd of residents at a town hall meeting said it's a data center by another name.

Ypsilanti data center town hall gets heated over University of Michigan, Los Alamos project

There was a heated confrontation in Ypsilanti within the fight against a data center with connections to national defense work and a partnership with the University of Michigan.