| The University of Michigan |
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| | Motto: | Artes, Scientia, Veritas ("Arts, Knowledge, Truth")
| | Established: | 1817 | | Type: | Flagship
Public
Sea grant
Space grant | | Endowment: | US $7.1 billion[1] | | President: | Mary Sue Coleman | | Faculty: | 6,238 | | Students: | 41,042 | | Undergraduates: | 26,083 | | Postgraduates: | 14,959 | | Location: | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | | Campus: | 3,176 acres (12.85 km²)
Total: 20,965 acres (84.84 km²), including arboretum | | Sports: | Wolverines | | Colors: | Maize and Blue | | Nickname: | U of M, Michigan, Wolverines | | Website: | www.umich.edu |
 | | The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan. The university was founded in 1817 in Detroit, about 20 years before the territory of Michigan officially became a state, and moved to Ann Arbor in 1837. Today, it is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan system, which now has two satellite campuses — the University of Michigan-Flint and the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The United States of America National Sea Grant College Program encourages wise stewardship of marine resources through research, education, outreach and technology transfer. ...
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Mary Sue Coleman (born October 2, 1943 in Kentucky) is the current president of the University of Michigan, having served since 2002. ...
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The University of Michigan features 24 varsity sports teams called the Wolverines, which compete in the NCAAs Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except mens ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and womens water polo, which...
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The University of Michigan-Flint, located in Flint, Michigan, USA, is one of three campuses in the University of Michigan system. ...
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The university is internationally renowned for its academics. In its last published survey in 1995, the National Research Council ranked UM third in the United States in a study that aggregated evaluations of 41 graduate disciplines[2] and is considered as one of the original eight Public Ivys.[3] The university also has one of the largest research expenditures of any American university and one of the largest number of living alumni, at 420,000.[4] UM owns one of the most well-regarded academic medical centers in the United States, the University of Michigan Health System.[5] The university is also recognized for its history of student activism and its athletic teams, notably in football, men's basketball, and ice hockey. The United States National Research Council puts out a ranking of United States graduate programs about every 10 years, although the time elapsed between each new ranking has exceeded 10 years. ...
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The University of Michigan Health System is the wholly-owned academic medical center of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
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Despite being a public institution, the University of Michigan is known for its high student fees; in 2007, tuition for out-of-state students was the most expensive in the country.[6] The university has also been at the center of a national controversy involving the use of affirmative action in admissions. Though the university successfully affirmed before the U.S. Supreme Court that consideration of race as a factor in admissions to universities was constitutional for the holistic Law School admissions process in 2003,[7] the Supreme Court also expressed an opinion on the degree to which race could be used by striking down the policy for undergraduate admissions in a separate court case. The former policy automatically awarded 20 points to underrepresented minority applicants in its points-based system.[8] Michigan voters responded by approving restrictions on affirmative action in public universities and governmental hiring in November 2006, forcing the university to cease using race and gender as criteria for admissions.[9] Affirmative action is a policy or a program of giving preferential treatment to certain designated groups allegedly seeking to redress discrimination or bias through active measures, as in education and employment. ...
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MCRIs executive director Jennifer Gratz The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI), or Proposal 2 (Michigan 06-2), was a ballot initiative in the U.S. state of Michigan that passed into Michigan Constitutional law by a 58% to 42% margin on November 7, 2006, according to results officially certified...
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The University of Michigan, was established in Detroit in 1817 as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, by the governor and judges of Michigan Territory. Ann Arbor had set aside 40 acres (16 ha) that it hoped would become the site for a new state capitol, but it offered this land to the university when Lansing was chosen as the state capital. The university moved to Ann Arbor in 1837. The original 40 acres became part of the current Central Campus. The first classes in Ann Arbor were held in 1841, with six freshmen and a sophomore, taught by two professors. Eleven students graduated in the first commencement in 1845. By 1866, enrollment increased to 1,205 students, many of whom were Civil War veterans. Women were first admitted in 1870, making UM the first major university to do so (and the third college overall, after Oberlin College in 1833 and Lawrence University in 1847). James B. Angell, who served as the university's president from 1871 to 1909, aggressively expanded UM's curriculum to include professional studies in dentistry, architecture, engineering, government, and medicine. UM also became the first American university to use the seminar method of study.[10] The history of the University of Michigan (U-M) began with its establishment in 1817 by the Michigan Territorial legislature. ...
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Location in Ingham County, Michigan1 Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Ingham, Eaton Settled 1835 Incorporation 1859 Government - Type Strong Mayor-Council - Mayor Virg Bernero (D) Area - City 35. ...
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 The Central Campus Diag, viewed from the Graduate Library, looking North. From 1900 to 1920 many new facilities were constructed on campus, including facilities for the dental and pharmacy programs, a chemistry building, a building for the natural sciences, Hill Auditorium, large hospital and library complexes, and two residence halls. The university fortified its reputation for research in 1920 by reorganizing the College of Engineering and forming an advisory committee of 100 industrialists to guide academic research initiatives. UM's reputation as an elite national university also began to grow at this time. The university became a favorite alternative choice for Jewish students from New York in the 1920s and 1930s when the Ivy League schools were applying a quota to the number of Jews to be admitted.[11] As a result, UM gained the nickname "Harvard of the West," which became commonly parodied in reverse after John F. Kennedy referred to himself as "a graduate of the Michigan of the East, Harvard University" in his speech proposing the formation of the Peace Corps.[12] ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 141 KB) Summary Central Campus Diag at the University of Michigan, looking towards the Rackham School of Graduate Studies. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 141 KB) Summary Central Campus Diag at the University of Michigan, looking towards the Rackham School of Graduate Studies. ...
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The North Campus Diag, looking towards (from right to left) the EECS Building, G.G. Brown, and H. H. Dow Building (hidden by trees) The University of Michigan College of Engineering is the engineering unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
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During World War II, UM's research grew to include U.S. Navy projects such as proximity fuzes, PT boats, and radar jamming. By 1950, enrollment had reached 21,000, of whom 7,700 were veterans supported by the G.I. Bill. As the Cold War and the Space Race took hold, UM became a major recipient of government grants for strategic research and helped to develop peacetime uses for nuclear energy. At present, much of that work, as well as research into alternative energy sources, is pursued via the Memorial Phoenix Project.[13] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
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On October 14, 1960, Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy proposed the concept of what became the Peace Corps on the steps of Michigan Union.[14] Lyndon B. Johnson's speech outlining his Great Society program also occurred at UM.[14] Also during the 1960s, UM saw many protests by student groups. On March 24, 1965, a group of UM faculty members and 3,000 students held the nation's first ever faculty-led "teach-in" to protest against American policy in Southeast Asia.[15][16] In response to a series of sit-ins in 1966 by Voice–the campus political party of Students for a Democratic Society–UM's administration banned sit-ins. This stimulated 1,500 students to conduct a further one-hour sit-in in the LSA Building, which then housed administrative offices. Former UM student and noted architect Alden B. Dow designed the current Fleming Administration Building, which was completed in 1968. The building's plans were drawn in the early 1960s, before student activism prompted a concern for safety. Nevertheless, the Fleming Building's narrow windows, all located above the first floor, and fortress-like exterior led to a campus rumor that it was designed to be riot-proof. Dow denied those rumors, claiming the small windows were designed to be energy efficient.[17] is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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During the 1970s, severe budget constraints challenged the university's physical development; however, the 1980s saw a surge in funds devoted to research in the social and physical sciences. Meanwhile, the university's involvement in the anti-missile Strategic Defense Initiative and investments in South Africa caused controversy on campus. During the 1980s and 1990s, the university devoted substantial resources to renovating its massive hospital complex and improving the academic facilities on the North Campus. The university also emphasized the development of computer and information technology throughout the campus. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 323 KB) Summary View across the Quad of the Lawyers Club dorms at the University of Michigan Law School. ...
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In the early 2000s, UM also faced declining state funding due to state budget shortfalls. At the same time, the university attempted to maintain its high academic standing while keeping tuition costs affordable. There were also disputes between UM's administration and labor unions, notably with the Lecturers' Employees Organization (LEO) and the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), the union representing graduate student employees. These conflicts led to a series of one-day walkouts by the unions and their supporters.[18] Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning. ...
In 2003, two lawsuits involving UM's affirmative action admissions policy reached the U.S. Supreme Court (Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger). President George W. Bush took the unusual step of publicly opposing the policy before the court issued a ruling. The court found that race may be considered as a factor in university admissions in all public universities and private universities that accept federal funding. However, a point system was ruled as being unconstitutional. In the first case, the court upheld the Law School admissions policy, while in the second it ruled against the university's undergraduate admissions policy. The debate still continues, however, because in November 2006 Michigan voters passed proposal 2, banning most affirmative action in university admissions. Under that law race, gender, and national origin can no longer be considered in admissions.[9] UM and other organizations were granted a stay from implementation of the passed proposal soon after that election, and this has allowed time for proponents of affirmative action to decide legal and constitutional options in response to the election results. The university has stated it plans to continue to challenge the ruling; in the meantime, the admissions office states that it will attempt to achieve a diverse student body by looking at other factors such as whether the student attended a disadvantaged school, and the level of education of the student's parents.[9] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 406 KB) Summary Lawyers Club at the University of Michigan. ...
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The August 1, 2006, publication of The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students highlighted the University of Michigan as one of the 20 best campuses for LGBT students.[19] The guide acknowledged colleges and universities across the United States for making strides toward the advancement and integration of LGBT individuals via a wide variety of student support groups, resources, events, policies, and other efforts to create for them an overall exceptional educational climate. is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Academic profile
 Central Campus: Angell Hall, one of the major buildings of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The university has 26,083 undergraduate and 14,959 graduate students [20] in 600 academic programs, and each year about 5,400 new students are enrolled. Students come from all 50 U.S. states and more than 100 countries.[21] 98% of the university's incoming class of 2006 earned a high school GPA of 3.0 and higher, while the middle 50% of the incoming class earned a high school GPA of 3.60 to 3.90.[22][23] The middle 50% of applicants reported an SAT score of about 1920–2180 and an ACT score of 27–31, with AP credit granted to over 3000 freshmen students.[24] About 22% of newly-enrolled undergraduates and 25% of all undergraduates are members of ethnic minority groups.[23] ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 184 KB) Summary University of Michigan Angell Hall, which houses departments of the College of Literature, Science, and Arts. ...
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About 65% of undergraduate students are enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LS&A), while the College of Engineering has about 20%. Fewer than 3% of undergraduate students are enrolled in the Ross School of Business. The rest of the undergraduate students are enrolled in the smaller schools, including the School of Kinesiology, School of Nursing, the School of Natural Resources and Environment, and the School of Art and Design.[25] Most graduate students are enrolled in the Rackham Graduate School, the College of Engineering, the Law School, the Ross School of Business, and the Medical School. The Medical School is partnered with the University of Michigan Health System, which comprises the University's three hospitals, dozens of outpatient clinics, and many centers for medical care, research, and education. Other academic units include the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Schools of Dentistry, Education, Information, Music, Theatre & Dance, Natural Resources and Environment, Public Health, and Social Work, of which Social Work has been ranked first by the U.S. News and World Report every year since 1994.[26] Angell Hall, one of the major buildings housing the College of LS&A The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, also known as the College of LS&A, is the liberal arts and sciences unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
The North Campus Diag, looking towards (from right to left) the EECS Building, G.G. Brown, and H. H. Dow Building (hidden by trees) The University of Michigan College of Engineering is the engineering unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business (previously known as the University of Michigan Business School) is the business school of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
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The North Campus Diag, looking towards (from right to left) the EECS Building, G.G. Brown, and H. H. Dow Building (hidden by trees) The University of Michigan College of Engineering is the engineering unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
The University of Michigan Law School, located in Ann Arbor, is a unit of the University of Michigan. ...
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business (previously known as the University of Michigan Business School) is the business school of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
The University Hospital The University of Michigan Health System is the medical unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
The University of Michigan Health System is the wholly-owned academic medical center of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, often referred to as the Ford School, is a leading public policy school in the United States. ...
The A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (also Taubman College or TCAUP) is a nationally-renowned undergraduate and graduate institution for the built environment at the University of Michigan. ...
The School of Information (SI) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a graduate school offering both a Master of Science in Information (MSI) and a Doctor of Information (Ph. ...
The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance is an undergraduate and graduate institution for the performing arts in the United States. ...
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There are over 6,200 faculty members, 73 of whom are members of the National Academy, and 435 of whom hold an endowed chair in their discipline.[27] The university routinely has led in the number of Fulbright Scholars in the late 1990s and 2000s,[28][29][30][31][32] and has also matriculated 25 Rhodes Scholars.[33] The United States National Academies consist of four organizations: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. ...
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In one recent rankings summary, more than 70% of UM's 200 major programs, departments, and schools were ranked in the top 10 in the nation.[34] The 2008 U.S. News and World Report ranks UM 25th among all American universities and 3rd among public universities.[35] In its 2007 annual college rankings, The Washington Monthly ranks UM sixth nationally with criteria based on research, community service, and social mobility.[36] Newsweek International rates UM 11th globally based on "openness and diversity" as well as "distinction in research".[37] Similarly, the 2007 edition of the Fiske Rankings rates UM with "5 Stars"—reserved for only those universities of the highest academic quality. Furthermore, UM's academic reputation has led to its inclusion on Richard Moll's list of Public Ivies.[38] U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...
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A concern about academics at UM is the high level of educational expenses for a public institution, especially for out-of-state undergraduate students, who pay between US $31,301 and $36,352 annually for tuition alone. In 2005, out-of-state tuition at UM was the most expensive in the United States for a public college or university.[39] Conversely, in-state undergraduate students paid between US $10,447 and $14,442 annually.[40] Notwithstanding the quoted tuition levels, the university is attempting to increase financial aid availability to students. To that end, the university has built, as part of its larger university campaign, a greater than $1.4 billion endowment in order to support aid to students.[41][42][43] USD redirects here. ...
Research and endowment
 Biomedical Science Research Building at the UM Medical School. The university is one of the founding members (1900) of the Association of American Universities, the nation's most significant consortium of research universities. The university manages one of the largest annual collegiate research budgets of any university in the United States, totaling about US $775 million per annum from 2004 to 2005, and US $797 million in 2006, and $823 million as of year end 2007.[44] The Medical School spent the most at over US $333 million, while the College of Engineering was second at more than $131 million.[44] UM also has a technology transfer office, which is the university conduit between laboratory research and corporate commercialization interests. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 169 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The University of Michigan Biomedical Science Building. ...
Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 169 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The University of Michigan Biomedical Science Building. ...
The Association of American Universities (AAU) is an organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. ...
The North Campus Diag, looking towards (from right to left) the EECS Building, G.G. Brown, and H. H. Dow Building (hidden by trees) The University of Michigan College of Engineering is the engineering unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
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UM helped develop one of the first university computer networks (the Merit Network)[citation needed] and has made major contributions to the mathematics of information theory. Other major contributions included the precursor to the National Science Foundation computer networking backbone,[45] the virtual memory model, and computer databases. The university is also a major contributor to the medical field with the EKG, gastroscope, the announcement of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine, and the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system or ECMO. The university's 13,000 acre (53 km²) biological station in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan is one of only 47 Biosphere Reserves in the United States.[46] Not to be confused with information technology, information science, or informatics. ...
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In medicine (gastroenterology), esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) or upper endoscopy is a diagnostic endoscopic procedure that visualises the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract. ...
Jonas Edward Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American biologist and physician best known for the research and development of the first effective polio vaccine (the eponymous Salk vaccine). ...
In intensive care medicine, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique of providing oxygen to patients whose lungs are so severely diseased that they can no longer serve their function. ...
The University of Michigan Biological Station is a research and teaching facility operated by the University of Michigan. ...
Northern Michigan - or more properly Northern Lower Michigan - is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan, popular as a tourist destination, resort area, and vacation area. ...
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UM is home to the National Election Studies and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index. Political scientists and policy analysts use UM's Correlates of War project as a gauge of nations' relative global power and a barometer for the outbreak of war. The university is also home to major research centers in optics, reconfigurable manufacturing systems, wireless integrated microsystems, and social sciences. The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is located at the university, and support was recently given to the life sciences with the establishment of the Life Sciences Institute and the construction of associated facilities. Undergraduate students are able to participate in various research projects through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) as well as the UROP/Creative-Programs.[47] The National Election Studies, carried out by the University of Michigan, is the leading academically-run national survey of voters in the United States, conducted after every federal election. ...
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index is an consumer confidence index published monthly by the University of Michigan. ...
The Correlates of War project is an academic study of the history of warfare. ...
The top global powers usually have relatively high military budgets, reflecting their powerful military capabilities. ...
For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. ...
NSF Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems In 2000, the University of Michigan joined with Michigan State University and Michigan Technological University to form the Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSystems (WIMS ERC). ...
Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology is the science of life (from the Greek words bios = life and logos = word). ...
UROP is an acronym for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. ...
UM's financial endowment (the "University Endowment Fund") was valued at $5.65 billion in NACUBO's 2006 ranking.[1] It is the seventh largest endowment in the U.S. and the third-largest among U.S public universities, as well as the fastest growing endowment in the nation over the last 21 years.[48] The endowment is primarily used according to the donors' wishes, which include the support of teaching and research. In mid-2000, UM embarked on a massive fund-raising campaign called "The Michigan Difference," which aimed to raise $2.5 billion, with $800 million dollars designated for the permanent endowment.[49] Slated to run through December 2008, the university announced that the campaign had reached its target 19 months early in May 2007.[50] A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ...
The following are lists of American institutions of higher education by endowment. ...
The following are lists of American institutions of higher education by endowment. ...
Libraries and museums
 Law School Library reading room - See also: University of Michigan Library and Museums at the University of Michigan
The UM library system comprises 19 individual libraries with 24 separate collections—roughly 8.27 million volumes, growing at the rate of 177,000 volumes a year.[51] In the most recent academic year for which such figures are released (2005), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) — using a variety of metrics — ranked UM's library system as one of the top academic library systems in the U.S.[52] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 309 KB) Template:PD self University of Michigan Law Library Interior, taken by Kashkin and given to public domain. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 309 KB) Template:PD self University of Michigan Law Library Interior, taken by Kashkin and given to public domain. ...
The Hatcher Graduate Library from the North side The Shapiro Library (The UGLi) The University of Michigan University Library in Ann Arbor, is one of the largest university library systems in the United States. ...
The Ruthven Exhibit Museums Building on Central Campus, looking towards the northeast The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is home to a number of museums, with a majority of them on Central Campus. ...
The Hatcher Graduate Library from the North side The Shapiro Library (The UGLi) The University of Michigan University Library in Ann Arbor, is one of the largest university library systems in the United States. ...
The Association of Research Libraries is an organization of research libraries in North America. ...
UM was the original home of the JSTOR database, which contains about 750,000 digitized pages from the entire pre-1990 backfile of ten journals of history and economics. The University recently initiated a book digitization program in collaboration with Google. As of August 31, 2006, UM has rolled out the first phase of the Google archive retrieval.[53] JSTOR®, begun in 1995, is an online system for archiving academic journals. ...
This article is about the study of the past in human terms. ...
Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ...
This article is about the corporation. ...
is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Two prominent libraries, the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library and the Shapiro Undergraduate Library (also called the UGLi, which is officially an acronym but was used by students as a reference to the building's uninspired appearance prior to its recent renovation), are on Central Campus and are connected by a skywalk. The Duderstadt Center on North Campus houses books on art, architecture, and engineering. The Duderstadt Center also contains multiple computer labs, video editing studios, and a 3D virtual reality room. North Campus is also home to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and the Bentley Historical Library. The Hatcher Graduate Library from the North side The Shapiro Library (The UGLi) The University of Michigan University Library in Ann Arbor, is one of the largest university library systems in the United States. ...
In an urban setting, a skyway, catwalk, or skywalk, is a type of pedway consisting of an enclosed (or covered) bridge between two buildings. ...
This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ...
This article is about building architecture. ...
Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria. ...
This Computer lab, called by Marling School for boys, is laid out in such a way as to reduce cabling clutter, and maximise space for workstations. ...
A non-linear editing system (NLE) is a video editing (NLVE) or audio editing (NLAE) system which can perform random access on the source material. ...
This article is about process of creating 3D computer graphics. ...
This article is about the simulation technology. ...
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is part of National Archives and Records Administrations presidential library system. ...
The Bentley Historical Library is a historical library located on the University of Michigan North Campus in Ann Arbor. ...
 The UM Museum of Art on Central Campus. The University of Michigan is home to a number of museums, whose focuses include archeology, anthropology, paleontology, zoology, dentistry, and art. The natural history public collections are housed at the University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History, which displays items from the collections of the paleontology, zoology, and anthropology museums. The Exhibit Museum also holds the largest display of dinosaur specimens in Michigan, as well as specimens of the state fossil, the mastodon (the only such display in the world containing adult male and female specimens: the Buesching and Owosso mastodons).[54] Another major university museum is the University of Michigan Museum of Art, with a permanent collection of European, American, Middle Eastern, Asian, and African items, and temporary exhibits on a wide variety of subjects. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 186 KB) Summary University of Michigan Art Museum. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 186 KB) Summary University of Michigan Art Museum. ...
Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...
This article is about the social science. ...
Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, ancient; ontos, being; and logos, knowledge) is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. ...
Zoology (from Greek: ζῴον, zoion, animal; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ...
This article is about the dental profession. ...
It has been suggested that List of U.S. state dinosaurs be merged into this article or section. ...
This article is about the prehistoric elephant-like animal. ...
Campus
 Locations of the three main U-M campuses in Ann Arbor The Ann Arbor campus is divided into four main areas: the North, Central, Medical, and South Campuses. The physical infrastructure includes more than 500 major buildings, with a combined area of more than 29 million square feet (664 acres or 2.69 km²).[55] The campus also consists of leased space in buildings scattered throughout the city, many occupied by organizations affiliated with the University of Michigan Health System. An East Medical Campus has recently been developed on Plymouth Road, with several university-owned buildings for outpatient care, diagnostics, and outpatient surgery. Image File history File links UM_AA.png Approximate locations of University of Michigan campuses in Ann Arbor, in relation to downtown and Briarwood Mall (in cyan). ...
Image File history File links UM_AA.png Approximate locations of University of Michigan campuses in Ann Arbor, in relation to downtown and Briarwood Mall (in cyan). ...
In addition to the UM Golf Course on South Campus, the university operates a second golf course called "Radrick Farms Golf Course" on Geddes Road. The golf course is only open to faculty, staff, and alumni.[56] Another off-campus facility is the Inglis House, which the university has owned since the 1950s. The Inglis House is a 10,000 square foot (930 m²) mansion used to hold various social events, including meetings of the board of regents, and to host visiting dignitaries.[57] The university also operates a large office building called Wolverine Tower in southern Ann Arbor near Briarwood Mall. Another major facility is the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, which is located on the eastern outskirts of Ann Arbor. Matthaei Botanical Gardens (300 acres) are botanical gardens with a conservatory operated by the University of Michigan, and located at 1800 North Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...
All four campus areas are connected by bus services, the majority of which connect the North and Central Campuses. There is a shuttle service connecting the University Hospital, which lies between North and Central Campuses, with other medical facilities throughout northeastern Ann Arbor.[58] The Central and South Campus areas are contiguous, while the North Campus area is separated from them, primarily by the Huron River. Autobus redirects here. ...
The Huron River is the name of three different rivers in Michigan. ...
Central Campus
 Hill Auditorium, Burton Tower, and the Rackham Building Central Campus was the original location of UM when it moved to Ann Arbor in 1837. It originally had a school and dormitory building (where Mason Hall now stands) and several houses for professors on land bounded by North University Avenue, South University Avenue, East University Avenue, and State Street.[59] Because Ann Arbor and Central Campus developed simultaneously, there is no distinct boundary between the city and university, and some areas contain a mixture of private and university buildings. Central Campus is the location of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, and is immediately adjacent to the medical campus. Most of the graduate and professional schools, including the Ross School of Business and the Law School, are on Central Campus. Ten of the buildings on Central Campus were designed by Detroit-based architect Albert Kahn between 1904 and 1936. The most notable of the Kahn-designed buildings are the Burton Memorial Tower and nearby Hill Auditorium.[60] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2880x2160, 1430 KB) Summary Own work Attribution required University of Michigan Campus: Hill Burton Rackham Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): University of Michigan Metadata This...
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Angell Hall, one of the major buildings housing the College of LS&A The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, also known as the College of LS&A, is the liberal arts and sciences unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business (previously known as the University of Michigan Business School) is the business school of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
The University of Michigan Law School, located in Ann Arbor, is a unit of the University of Michigan. ...
Albert Kahn designed Detroit Police Headquarters at 1300 Beaubien. ...
// Burton Tower The Burton Memorial Tower The Burton Memorial Tower, located on Central Campus at the University of Michigan and housing a grand carillon, was built in 1936 as a memorial for University President Marion Leroy Burton (presidency: 1920-1925). ...
Hill Auditorium in early spring. ...
North Campus
 Much of North Campus has a modern architectural style. North Campus is the most contiguous campus, built independently from the city on a large plot of farm land — approximately 800 acres (3.25 km²) — that the university bought in 1952.[61] It is newer than Central Campus, and thus has more modern architecture, whereas most Central Campus buildings are classical or gothic in style. The architect Eero Saarinen, based in Birmingham, Michigan, created one of the early master plans for North Campus and designed several of its buildings in the 1950s, including the Earl V. Moore School of Music Building.[62] North and Central Campuses each have unique bell towers that reflect the predominant architectural styles of their surroundings. Each of the bell towers houses a grand carillon. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 194 KB) Summary The University of Michigan North Campus, looking at the reflecting pool and fountain in front of the Lurie Engineering Center. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 194 KB) Summary The University of Michigan North Campus, looking at the reflecting pool and fountain in front of the Lurie Engineering Center. ...
Modern architecture, not to be confused with contemporary architecture, is a term given to a number of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of ornament. ...
Saarinens Gateway Arch frames The Old Courthouse, which sits at the heart of the city of Saint Louis, near the rivers edge. ...
Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
For the University of Regina student newspaper, see The Carillon. ...
North Campus houses the College of Engineering, the Schools of Music, Theater & Dance, and Art and Design, the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and an annex of the School of Information. Each summer, the computer labs, and residence and dining halls of North Campus are used to host Camp CAEN, the College of Engineering's summer computer camp for high school students. The North Campus Diag, looking towards (from right to left) the EECS Building, G.G. Brown, and H. H. Dow Building (hidden by trees) The University of Michigan College of Engineering is the engineering unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...
The University of Michigan School of Music is an undergraduate and graduate institution for the performing arts. ...
The A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (also Taubman College or TCAUP) is a nationally-renowned undergraduate and graduate institution for the built environment at the University of Michigan. ...
Summer camp is a supervised program for children and/or teenagers conducted (usually) during the summer months in some countries. ...
A Computer camp is a summer camp which focuses on computer instruction. ...
South Campus South Campus is the site for the athletic programs, including major sports facilities, such as Michigan Stadium, Crisler Arena, and Yost Ice Arena. South Campus is also the site of the Buhr library storage facility (the collections of which are undergoing digitization by Google), the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and the Student Theatre Arts Complex, which provides shop and rehearsal space for student theatre groups. The university's departments of public safety and transportation services offices are located on South Campus. Michigan Stadium, nicknamed The Big House, is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...
Crisler Arena, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the home arena of the mens and womens basketball teams of the University of Michigan. ...
Yost Ice Arena (formerly Yost Fieldhouse) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, is the home of the University of Michigan varsity ice hockey team. ...
UM's golf course is located south of Michigan Stadium and Crisler Arena. It was designed in the late 1920s by Alister MacKenzie, the designer of Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia (home of The Masters Tournament).[63] The course opened to the public in the spring of 1931. The University of Michigan Golf Course was included in a listing of top holes designed by what Sports Illustrated calls “golf’s greatest course architect.” The UM Golf Course’s signature No. 6 hole — a 310-yard (280 m) par 4, which plays from an elevated tee to a two-tiered, kidney-shaped green protected by four bunkers — is the second hole on the Alister MacKenzie Dream 18 as selected by a five-person panel that includes three-time Masters champion Nick Faldo and golf course architect Tom Doak. The listing of “the best holes ever designed by Augusta National architect Alister MacKenzie” is featured in SI’s Golf Plus special edition previewing the Masters in April 4, 2006. Perhaps the greatest golf course designer of all time. ...
Augusta National Golf Club, located in the American city of Augusta, Georgia, is one of the most famous and exclusive golf clubs in the world. ...
Augusta is a city in the state of Georgia in the United States of America. ...
This article is about the golf tournament. ...
The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ...<
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