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The University of Detroit Mercy is a private Roman Catholic university in Detroit, Michigan. It is sponsored by both the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy. The university was founded in 1877 and is the largest Catholic university in Michigan. It has four campuses where it offers more than 100 academic degree programs.
Michigan men's track and field athletes have won 47 NCAA individual event championships, [2] 14 Olympic gold medals, [3] 57 Big Ten Conference team championships (31 outdoor, 26 indoor), [4] and one NCAA team championship. [5][6] The team has had 13 coaches in 122 years from 1901 to 2022. The team is currently coached by head coach Kevin Sullivan.
The Michigan Wolverines comprise 29 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA 's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except women's water polo, which competes in the NCAA inter-divisional Collegiate Water Polo Association. Team colors are maize and blue, though these are different ...
The triangular plot of land at Washtenaw Ave and Hill St, to become George Washington Park, was donated to the City of Ann Arbor in 1911 by dentist Louis Hall. Hall feared that a gas station would be constructed on the land, and wanted to ensure that the land remained undeveloped. [1] The Rock in 1938, decades before its first coat of paint
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 September 2024. Football team of the University of Michigan Michigan Wolverines football 2024 Michigan Wolverines football team First season 1879 ; 145 years ago Athletic director Warde Manuel Head coach Sherrone Moore 1st season, 2–1 [n 1] Stadium Michigan Stadium (capacity: 107,601) Year built ...
UAW-Ford National Programs Center. / 42.3272; -83.0454. The UAW-Ford National Programs Center is a tall building in Hart Plaza, Downtown Detroit, Michigan. The high-rise building was constructed in 1948–1950 as the Veterans Memorial Building. It stands at 41 m (135 ft) in height, with 10 above-ground floors.
UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time (North America)) The Cass Corridor is a neighborhood on the west end of Midtown Detroit. It includes the Cass Park Historic District, the Cass-Davenport Historic District and Old Chinatown. The corridor's main street, Cass Avenue, runs parallel with M-1 (Woodward Avenue), a main Detroit artery running north toward ...
Shortly after the Territory of Michigan was formed in 1805, several of its leading citizens recognized the need for a structured education. As early as 1806, Father Gabriel Richard, who ran several schools around the town of Detroit, had requested land for a college from the governor and judges appointed by the President to administer the territory.