Old school: U-M in History

March 5, 2012

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Original pumas

Created in 1940 by sculptor Carleton Angell and photographed circa 1940-50, the pumas flanking the entrance to the Museum of Natural History were cast in terrazzo, a mixture of stone chips in cement. Weathering caused them to crack and crumble, and bronze casts of the pumas replaced the originals in 2007. The original cats are in storage.
— Courtesy Bentley Historical Library

This month in history (9 years ago)

On the occasion of her inauguration of as the 13th president of U-M, Mary Sue Coleman said in her president’s address, “The glory of the University of Michigan resides in its ability to reinvent itself continually, to cherish its roots while inventing the future.” Coleman also talked of the university’s responsibility to the environment, to economic growth, and to maintaining ethical controls over science and technology. — The University Record

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