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2 unusual facts about Oakland University


Scholar Indices and Impact

The Erdős-Number project at Oakland University maintains a website tracking the Erdős numbers of scientists world-wide.

St. John Riverview Hospital

In 2009 Oakland University (OU) announced plans to install a health care worker training center at St. John Riverview.


Auburn Hills, Michigan

Auburn Hills is home to the North American headquarters of Faurecia, Volkswagen/Audi North American Headquarters, Oakland University, BorgWarner, Guardian Industries, RGIS, Great Lakes Crossing shopping mall, as well as The Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons and the former home of Women's National Basketball Association's Detroit Shock.

Dennis Mannion

Dennis M. Mannion is the President/CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment for all Business Operations of the Detroit Pistons, The Palace of Auburn Hills, the DTE Energy Center, and the Meadowbrook Music Festival on the Oakland University campus.

Howard Birndorf

Birndorf received his B.A. in Biology from Oakland University, an M.S. in Biochemistry from Wayne State University, and has received honorary Doctor of Science degrees from Oakland University and Wayne State University.

Michael Shur

Shur has held research or faculty positions at the A.F. Ioffe Institute, Wayne State University, Oakland University, Cornell University, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, and the University of Minnesota.

Richard Stamps

Richard B. Stamps (born 1942) was an associate professor of anthropology at Oakland University and Chair of The Ambassador Leonard Woodcock Legacy.

Wes Allen

Allen grew up in Austin, Texas, attended L.C. Anderson High School, and played college soccer at Oakland University, where he earned Third Team All-American Honors as a freshman.


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