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Google nonprofits model may go global
Source: Concentrate, 8/20/2008
A new Google-bred program spawned in Ann Arbor is set to spread its wings in Michigan this year so it can take flight around the world soon.
Ann Arbor  
U-M builds on robotics program
Source: The Detroit News, 8/20/2008
The University of Michigan's robotics program is starting make a name for itself as the school invests more resources into it.
Higher Education , Robotics , University Of Michigan  
Ann Arbor  
Football fans will need to adjust routines for Michigan Stadium construction
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 8/20/2008
Drive by Michigan Stadium and it will become painfully obvious that watching games there will be a very different experience this fall.
Higher Education , University Of Michigan  
Ann Arbor  
U-M students plug into Volt project
Source: Detroit Free Press, 8/20/2008
The University of Michigan is a world-class school and some of its students are working on a car that promises to revolutionize the automotive world -- the Chevrolet Volt.
Engineering , Higher Education , University Of Michigan  
Ann Arbor  
More temporary jobs may signal a change
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 8/20/2008
More jobs are on their way to Washtenaw County, and the idea is that many of them will lead to full-time work in the near future.
Ypsilanti  
Saving energy dollars might keep them in town
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 8/20/2008
Local leaders in Ann Arbor are searching for new ways to keep more of the money spent on energy consumption in the local economy.
Alternative Energy , Environment , Sustainability  
Ann Arbor  
Lawmakers press stem cell measure during Ann Arbor forum
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 8/13/2008
A ballot initiative has gained the support of several Michigan lawmakers in its push to convince the state to end its ban on stem cell research.
Research  
Ann Arbor  
Ann Arbor park proposal postponed; Greenbelt buy OK'd
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 8/13/2008
Ann Arbor's leaders are working to expand and preserve the city's green space but how that's done and by whose approval is still under debate.
Quality Of Life  
Ann Arbor  
601 Forest neighbors air concerns at Ann Arbor City Council meeting
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 8/13/2008
The argument about whether to build vertically or horizontially in Ann Arbor continues to rage as locals speak out against the 25-story 601 Forest (formerly University Village) building.
Redevelopment , Sustainability , University Of Michigan  
Ann Arbor  
Michigan Merit Exam results: Some Ann Arbor area high schools among top-scoring in the state
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 8/13/2008
Ann Arbor, it's where the smart kids grow up. That's according to the latest scores from Michigan's Merit Exam.
Ann Arbor , Saline  
U-M expert discusses the challenges of e-communication at work
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 8/13/2008
Wondering what parts of your electronic life people can and can't look at is often confusing, but luckily one U-M expert helps us distinguish what's private and what isn't.
Higher Education , University Of Michigan , Wireless Technology  
Ann Arbor  
Swordplay classes get right to the point
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 8/13/2008
En garde! Touche! Ring of Steel's sword-play class is making a name for itself in Tree Town.
Arts & Culture  
Ann Arbor  
Schools, farmers benefit from push to 'buy local'
Source: The Dexter Leader, 8/6/2008
Kids in Washtenaw County are starting to eat a little healthier as local school districts begin buying more of their food from local farmers.
Agriculture  
Chelsea , Dexter  
Ann Arbor Greenbelt's land preservation efforts picking up steam
Source: Ann Arbor Business Review, 8/6/2008
More and more acres of woods and farmlands are finding their way into Ann Arbor's Greenbelts as efforts to preserve more green space pick up steam.
Environment , Quality Of Life , Sustainability  
Ann Arbor  
Ann Arbor's only Frank Lloyd Wright house goes on the market for $1.5 million
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 8/6/2008
Frank Lloyd Wright is a name that commands respect and awe in architecture while his only house in Ann Arbor is doing the same with its $1.5 million price.
Architecture , Historic Preservation  
Ann Arbor  
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