Universities are buying and selling property for data centers, prompting concerns about an AI brain drain
The George Washington University recently sold its Virginia campus to Amazon, and The University of Michigan proposed a new $1.2 billion data center development.
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Published: 12 August 2026
Source: Fortune AI
Category: News
Topics: Environment
Retrieved: 14 August 2026
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