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The Great Debate
Summer 2021In April 1920, two leading astronomers met on stage in front of a packed audience at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, defending their respective “models” of the universe.
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M Glow Blue
Summer 2021U-M sported a fully functional nuclear reactor, complete with a 55,000-gallon glowing reactor pool. Bentley collections help tell the story of why the reactor was built, and what happened to it.
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From the Top
Summer 2021Early aerial photos of U-M’s campus were taken by an aviation pioneer.
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Challenging the Interpretations of the Past
Winter 2021When the name of a building or statue is challenged, some worry that the past will be hidden, changed, or damaged, but this is not true. What is being challenged is only an interpretation of the past.
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When Every Box Is the Last Box
Winter 2021Students and faculty from U-M’s History Department collaborated with the Bentley to find creative ways to produce a successful research project, even without physical access to archival materials.
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An Arctic Escape
Winter 2021With the world watching, two pilots went down over Greenland in 1928. Their rescue would hinge on William Hobbs, a professor-turned-adventurer leading U-M’s Greenland Expedition.
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In the Footsteps of Hobbs
Winter 2021A U-M research team travels to Greenland to study global warming and follow the pioneering footsteps of U-M Professor William Hobbs.
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