Let’s Make a Deal
George Siedel | June 25, 2020U-M alum George W. Mason, first CEO of American Motors, was a master negotiator. Now his legacy inspires a class in negotiating techniques.
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Bentley Historical LibraryConstructing Gender
January 9, 2020A digital exhibit exploring how gender differences are literally built into the architecture of the Michigan Union and League buildings.
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Leaders and BestWhat It Meant to Me
Alexa Canady, M.D. | February 10, 2020Alexa Canady was the first African American woman in the United States to become a neurosurgeon. Here, she shares her U-M experience and how a scholarship helped her make history.
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Michigan AlumnusFirmly in the Driver’s Seat
Steve Zoski | January 7, 2020Janet Guthrie made history in the '70s as the first woman to race in the Indianapolis 500. Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in July, she recently shared her life story of strength, struggle, and speed.
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Michigan TodayDo you believe in miracles? Valentine Davies did.
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Michigan AlumnusHistory Lessons: Classy Gifts
by Janet Max | July 2019The graduating classes of Michigan often leave behind a gift for future generations to appreciate. The Michigan Alumnus chronicles some of the more interesting class gifts you can still find around campus today.
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Michigan TodayArrowsmith’s Inspiration
by Jim Tobin | June 13, 2019When his new novel Arrowsmith reached the nation’s bookstores in 1925, Sinclair Lewis, was already the most celebrated American writer of the day. What neither Lewis nor his publishers said was how much Arrowsmith owed to what an obscure young scientist had told Lewis about life in the medical labs of U-M.
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Michigan AlumnusMichigan Alumnus Magazine 125th Anniversary
June 2019For more than 125 years, the Michigan Alumnus magazine has been spreading the news about the university and its alumni. To mark this aniversery, the magazine's editors complied stories and snap shots through its history, from a modest 16-page, coverless pamphlet to today.
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Medicine at MichiganIn Her Own Right
by Katie Vloet | June 2019Sarah Gertrude Banks, one of the earliest women to graduate from the U-M Medical School, cared for patients while championing women’s suffrage.
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