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Oakland University board votes to advance campus data center project to due diligence phase
By Simon Shaykhet at WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News
· June 26, 2026
· 2 min read
Oakland University's board of trustees has voted to move a proposed campus data center project into a due diligence phase, as students and former students raise health and environmental concerns. Watch Simon Shaykhet's video report: Oakland University advances campus data center to due diligence ...
Key takeaway Banes Berceli, vice provost at Oakland University, said the project would deliver significant research infrastructure, but at a fraction of the scale of larger data centers roughly 2% of the size.
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Category: government ·
Published: June 26, 2026 ·
Source: WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News ·
Reading time: 2 min
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