Put the AI servers within sanctuaries

By: Anuja Rajendra

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 844

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago


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This summer, while University of Michigan leadership defended a proposed data center with Los Alamos National Laboratory, my family gathered for my late sister Rachana’s birthday at a different kind of infrastructure.

Decades ago, my parents partnered with Michigan State University to establish the Rachana Rajendra Serenity and Bird Sanctuary, a 78-acre nature preserve in East Lansing to honor their daughter’s life, which transitioned too soon. Rachana, whose name in Sanskrit means creation, …

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