The seal of the University of Michigan on a sign for the Modern Languages Building, 812 Washington St. on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.
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The University of Michigan has received a $1.6-million award from the U.S. Department of Energy for water infrastructure efficiency projects.

UM’s money is part of $27.5 million going to 16 water infrastructure projects at organizations in 13 states, according to a news release. The projects have the potential to reduce carbon emissions and water treatment costs while improving water quality and equity of distribution nationwide, officials said.

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Artwork entitled “The Face” by THEO in the U-M Prison Creative Arts Project. (University of Michigan – Prison Created Arts Project)

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The Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners is one of the largest exhibitions of art by incarcerated artists in the country. Each year, faculty, staff and students from the University of Michigan travel to correctional facilities across Michigan and select artwork for the exhibition while providing feedback and critique that strengthens the artist’s work and builds community around art making inside prisons.

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The Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan oepend on March 16, 2021.
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A new $75-million, 134,000-square-foot robotics facility at the University of Michigan is now open.

The Ford Robotics Building on the north campus will serve as a world-class, advanced robotics facility and the new hub of the UM Robotics Institute, according to a university news release. The four-story building will include research labs for all types of robotics, as well as classrooms, offices and makerspaces.

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