The University of Michigan, with the firing and arrest of head coach Sherrone Moore, is learning again the dangers of building a reputation on a foundation of football.

UM is among America's premier universities, turning out graduates who truly become "the leaders and best" in industry, government and civil life.

But how excited does its alumni base and the public get when a superstar researcher pushes the limits of science? Or when a conclave of the world's top minds gather to improve the prospects of peace and prosperity? Or when a brilliant surgeon rebuilds a tiny heart?

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