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Amidst fallen leaves, a woman studies in 1968 on the Diag by the “Vulcan 1904” anvil. The anvil was used during initiations of new members for the engineering honor society. It was moved to North Campus in the 1980s when the College of Engineering relocated there. — Courtesy Bentley Historical Library
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This month in history (62 years ago)Electronic communication continued to expand at U-M on Nov. 5, 1950, with the inauguration of a series of television programs on WWJ-TV in Detroit. Garnet R. Garrison, who was on the Department of Speech faculty, was appointed director of television. Today, U-M produces a wide range of programs for The Big Ten Network, founded in 2007.— From The University of Michigan, An Encyclopedic Survey Have a campus memory to share? Use the comment box below. |
November 12, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Today's Headlines
- Non-union staff nominees sought for police oversight panel
- Pam Davis-Kean named director of ISR’s Survey Research Center
- $17.9M grant accelerates U-M mental health research
- Board of Regents to meet July 18 at University Hall
- Parking, transportation updates in advance of Ann Arbor Art Fair
- Runge to retire from Michigan Medicine
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens invites public to name beaver family
- International Institute names von Moltke interim director
- State budget supports U-M’s education, economic development efforts
- $10.5M biomaterials center to fight resource discrimination
