A collaborative effort that spans the U-M campus, the Center brings together the expertise of the Medical School, the College of Engineering, the School of Kinesiology, and the School of Public Health, among others, to help achieve our aim of “moving to create lifelong musculoskeletal health.” Read more about our mission, vision, and leadership in this section.
Jim Betts was a standout safety for the Michigan Wolverines in the late '60s, taking and dishing bone-jarring hits every day throughout the fall season and spring drills. However, it was during a pick-up basketball game in the intramural building that he tore his medial meniscus. That injury continues to cause problems today.