Heritage Project
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October 18, 2021
Heritage Project — The first flu shot
With the United States on the brink of war and visions of the devastation wrought by the influenza pandemic during the first world war, U-M virologist Tommy Francis was assigned a monumental task.
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October 11, 2021
Heritage Project — ‘Our linked lives’
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October 4, 2021
Heritage Project — Doc Losh
Professor Hazel Losh — known by most as Doc Losh — just might have been the most popular teacher in the university’s history. She was the first tenured professor of astronomy at U-M.
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September 27, 2021
Heritage Project — No admittance
Sarah Burger was 21 years old in 1858 when she prepared a letter saying she and 11 other women desired to enroll at the University of Michigan. Later that year, the regents voted unanimously against women on campus.
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September 20, 2021
Heritage Project — Of splendid ability
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September 13, 2021
Heritage Project — Campus characters
Long before Shakey Jake roamed Ann Arbor, students at U-M conducted affairs of the heart with a series of men who took on the status of human landmarks.
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September 7, 2021
Heritage Project — Two against football
When Fielding Yost sought to build a larger stadium to replace Ferry Field, he did not have the support of two people in particular: Neil Staebler, editor of The Chimes, and sociologist Robert Cooley Angell.
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August 31, 2021
U-M Heritage: The Long Note
This week, the Record launches a new feature highlighting stories of the university’s past, as presented by the U-M Heritage Project. The first story in this series profiles William Revelli, legendary leader of the U-M Bands.
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May 19, 2020
Looking back on another virus battle: U-M’s role in polio history
U-M played a role in the fight against polio for many decades, from the treatment of its effects to the massive clinical trial that led to the first approved vaccine.
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January 13, 2020
No admittance: The story of U-M’s first female applicants
When Sarah Burger sought admission to U-M in 1858, her application ultimately resulted in the Board of Regents deciding it was in women’s best interests that they not be admitted.
