History
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February 19, 2024
It Happened at Michigan — ‘A project that will aid all mankind’
In the wake of the terrifying atomic bomb that ended World War II, U-M students and alumni looked for ways to channel a destructive power into safe, beneficial uses.
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February 12, 2024
Ross School of Business celebrating 100 years of firsts
What started as U-M’s School of Business Administration in 1924 — and which was renamed for Stephen M. Ross in 2004 — has seen a lot of business-education firsts over the past 100 years.
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February 12, 2024
It Happened at Michigan — ‘I really disliked writing papers’
Thomas Knoll was trying to write his dissertation about the processing of digital images. But he found working on a software program he’d been noodling with far more interesting
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February 8, 2024
Clements Library acquires rare American edition of poems
U-M has acquired the first American edition of Phillis Wheatley Peters’ “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral,” widely regarded as the first book of poetry written by an African American woman.
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February 8, 2024
IHP continues with university engagement efforts
U-M’s Inclusive History Project is continuing its efforts to engage community members by developing a student advisory committee and creating a research and engagement fund.
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February 5, 2024
How North Campus came to be
When U-M need room to accommodate postwar growth and more research space by the mid-20th century, it looked to farm fields north of the Huron River.
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February 5, 2024
Entrepreneurship director plays vintage base ball
Nick Moroz, director of entrepreneurial practice at the College of Engineering’s Center for Entrepreneurship, plays vintage base ball with Greenfield Village’s team the Lah-De-Dahs.
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February 5, 2024
It Happened at Michigan — A pioneer admired by classmates and patients
When Ida Gray graduated from what was then called the U-M College of Dental Surgery in 1890, she became the nation’s first Black female dentist.
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January 29, 2024
It Happened at Michigan — Changing attitudes with a groundbreaking novel
Forman Brown came to U-M in 1918, shy, aloof and attracted to men. Brown used his U-M experiences as the foundation for “Better Angel,” a 1933 semi-biographical novel.
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January 22, 2024
It Happened at Michigan — Racing to win a historic title
Orval Wardel Johnson, a member of the U-M track team, faced All-American quarterback Pete Elliott in a bid to serve as president of the LSA Class of 1949.
