ural ▁model ▁that ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁IBM ' s ▁Model ▁ 3 6 0 / 6 7 ▁main frame ▁computer ▁( the ▁ 3 6 0 / 6 7 ▁was ▁initially ▁dub bed ▁the ▁ 3 6 0 / 6 5 M ▁where ▁the ▁" M " ▁stood ▁for ▁Michigan ). ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Terminal ▁System ▁( M TS ), ▁an ▁early ▁time - sh aring ▁computer ▁operating ▁system ▁developed ▁at ▁U - M , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁system ▁outside ▁of ▁IBM ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁ 3 6 0 / 6 7 ' s ▁virtual ▁memory ▁features . ▁ ▁U - M ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁E lection ▁Studies ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Cons umer ▁Sent iment ▁Index . ▁The ▁Cor rel ates ▁of ▁War ▁project , ▁also ▁located ▁at ▁U - M , ▁is ▁an ▁accum ulation ▁of ▁scientific ▁knowledge ▁about ▁war . ▁The ▁university ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁major ▁research ▁cent ers ▁in ▁opt ics , ▁re config urable ▁manufact uring ▁systems , ▁wireless ▁integrated ▁mic ros ystem s , ▁and ▁social ▁sciences . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Transport ation ▁Research ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁Life ▁Sciences ▁Institute ▁are ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁university . ▁The ▁Institute ▁for ▁Social ▁Research ▁( IS R ), ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁longest - standing ▁labor atory ▁for ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁sciences , ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Survey ▁Research ▁Center , ▁Research ▁Center ▁for ▁Group ▁Dynam ics , ▁Center ▁for ▁Political ▁Studies , ▁Population ▁Studies ▁Center , ▁and ▁Inter - Cons