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1,000 Pitches Brings Refrigerator Ottoman, Party Tracker And More

Kristen Adamowski had the idea while lamenting the lack of space in her dorm room. "I thought it would be awesome if I could save space by combining my ottoman and my refrigerator into one," said Adamowski, a freshman in the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Judges in the 1,000 Pitches business idea contest agreed, and on Sunday morning, Adamowski became one of 10 students to win $1,000 in the contest that attracted more than 3,000 ideas from students across the university.

UM Profs Continue To Report On Federal Energy System

Two University of Michigan professors contributed to a White House report this week that calls for the United States to craft a government-wide federal energy policy and update it regularly with strategic reviews every four years. The report provides a roadmap for the federal role in transforming the U.S. energy system within one to two decades -- a transformation that is necessary, the report concludes, for reasons of economic competitiveness, environmental stewardship and national security.

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