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U-M HERITAGE »
Time machine
Stand outside the Fishbowl and Mason Hall, and you're right where U-M began. Take a trip through time in this slideshow.
Sports
The accidental coach
As a young man, Red Berenson kept preparing for life after hockey. Now 68, he's still among the best in the business.
Most emailed stories
- U-M Heritage: How to date women, circa 1943
- The Doors' disaster at Michigan
- U-M Heritage: Panty Raid, 1952
Alumni
Student by student by student
Doug Ross is proving that inner-city schools really can work.
Health
Is there a smoking gene?
If your first cigarette gave you a buzz, your affection for smoking might be genetic.
TALKING ABOUT WORDS »
Campaigns and slogans
The presidential campaign has generated new words and catchphrases, but will anyone ever match the best political slogan ever?
TALKING ABOUT MOVIES »
Pine vs. Holly
Britain's legendary Pinewood Studio has produced some of the world's best and, alas, worst films.
Business
Crash
University of Michigan business experts talk about the economic crisis and its impacts
October 14, 2008
- What a long strange trip: We've heard the bailout tune many times before.
- Who's to blame?: Wall Street, Main Street and a radically changing world economy.



