U-M Heritage

Fraternity war

In the early days of the university, fraternities met in secret. Their exposure ignited a conflict that transformed U-M into the institution it is today.

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Faculty at Work

Building clean energy from the atom up

Professor Levi Thompson is solving one of the most socially important questions in engineering.

Talking about words

Dank

A lesson in the latest slang, courtesy of Mrs. Thompson's middle school students.

Talking about movies

Courtroom dramas

Who can forget Bogart as Capt. Queeg, or Nicholson bellowing "You can't handle the truth!"? This genre includes some of film's most indelible performances.

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