{"id":3456,"date":"2026-03-24T12:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/?p=3456"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:09:54","slug":"professor-melissa-scanlan-featured-in-dw-planet-a-video-feature-on-ai-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/professor-melissa-scanlan-featured-in-dw-planet-a-video-feature-on-ai-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor\u00a0Melissa Scanlan Featured in DW Planet A Video Feature on AI-\u00a0Data Centers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Center for Water Policy Director, Professor, and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair Melissa Scanlan appeared in a DW Planet A<\/em> video on \u201cWhy people are throwing AI data centers into the ocean.\u201d In the video\u2019s exploration of various tech experiments to reduce the water and energy demands of data centers, Professor Scanlan highlights the shift to hyperscale facilities, which operate on a vastly higher scale than the smaller infrastructure that has been present in many of our communities for years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the DW Planet A<\/em> video and tune in just after the two-minute mark to hear Professor Scanlan: Why people are throwing AI data centers into the ocean<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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