The water from both sources is blended in the water treatment plant. According to the 2016 Report, Ann Arbor’s drinking water meets or exceeds all state and federal standards with over 140,000 water quality tests performed each year. Is it safe to drink water in Ann Arbor? According to the […]
Detroit’s Abandoned Places The Packard Plant. Detroit, MI. St. Agnes Church. Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church. Detroit, MI. Historic King Solomon Baptist Church. Detroit, MI. Abandoned Belle Isle Children€™s Zoo. Detroit, MI. Abandoned Boat Club. Detroit, MI. Michigan Central Station. Michigan Theater (parking garage) Are there still abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit? […]
Nov. Ford leaves the company in August 1902, and it becomes the Cadillac Motor Co. Detroit is America’s 13th biggest city, with a population of about 286,000. When did the car companies leave Detroit? The spread of the auto industry outward from Detroit proper in the 1950s was the beginning […]
Crime rates in Detroit peaked in 1991, at more than 2,700 violent crimes per 100,000 people. Population decline left abandoned buildings behind that became magnets for the drug trade, arson, and other criminal activity. Why are so many homes abandoned in Detroit? People left for a variety of reasons, including […]
Detroit, in the 1950s, was THE richest city in the US, and some say it was the richest city in the world. Was Detroit ever the wealthiest city? In 1950, Detroit was the wealthiest city in America on a per capita income basis. Today, the Census Bureau reports that it […]
Legislators decided that by the year 1847, Detroit would no longer be the state capital. “Detroit was right on the edge of the state, and no other state had their capital on the edge,” said Rachel Clark of the Michigan History Center. Why did Detroit stop being the capital? The […]
Michigan Medicine Motto Excellence and Leadership in Patient Care, Research and Education Type Public Established 1850 (U-M Medical School) 1869 (University Hospital) 1997 (U-M Health System) Parent institution University of Michigan Endowment $2.1 billion (2015) What is the University of Michigan hospital known for? University of Michigan Health-Ann Arbor in […]
The State Board of Education expects all students, beginning with the graduating class of 2016, to complete two credits of a world language other than English prior to graduation, or demonstrate a two-year equivalent proficiency. How many years of a language is required for high school in Michigan? Beginning with […]
Dual Major-One degree and one diploma but both majors are listed on the diploma and on the transcript: • At MSU, only Doctoral students may have dual majors. There is only one diploma which lists both majors. The transcript lists Doctor of Philosophy, the major and the college. Does University […]
REHS at Michigan State University (MSU) is pleased to offer gender-inclusive housing (GIH) to our new and returning students. Gender-inclusive housing means that, in select spaces, students from all gender identities and expressions may choose to live together. Can you choose roommates at MSU? A big part of the college […]
The Spartan Marching Band was a military unit connected with the college ROTC for most of its existence. Until 1952, the band members wore military khaki uniforms. When Michigan State began playing Big Ten football in 1953, the band received its first green and white uniforms. Why are Michigan State’s […]
“Committed to the attainment of peace and sustainable development in the MINSUPALA region, the MSU System will set the standards of excellence in science, arts , technology, and other fields; accelerate the economic, cultural, socio-political, and agro-industrial development of the Muslim and other cultural groups, What is the objective of […]
Exhibit – Traditions at Michigan State University Class Rivalry. Class rivalries were nothing to be messed with. May Morning Sings and Lantern Night. May Morning Sings were a tradition for the ladies at Michigan State. Water Carnival. Junior 500. J-Hop. Kedzie’s Old timers Stick. Beal Botanical Gardens. College Bell. What […]
Marckwardt’s reasoning is based when Michigan was first settled by the French in the late 1700s. The appetites of the French who made up a sizable portion of the settlers were judged to be gluttonous or “wolverine-like” and therefore, the title wolverines was set upon them. Why are there no […]
Wolverines are, however, extremely rare in Michigan. A sighting in February 2004 near Ubly was the first confirmed sighting in Michigan in 200 years. The animal was found dead in 2010. Are there any wild wolverines in Michigan? There are currently no wolverines in the Wolverine State (other than a […]