▁its ▁first ▁industrial ▁develop ments ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁roads ▁and ▁rail ways . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁city ▁saw ▁a ▁" new ▁era " ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁dem ographic ▁expansion ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gren o ble . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁limited ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁by ▁the ▁Is ère . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁histor ically ▁pr one ▁to ▁flo oding ▁by ▁it ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁M ogne ▁and ▁S onn ant ▁streams , ▁though ▁the ▁flo ods ▁stopped ▁since ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁dy kes ▁and ▁the ▁channel ization ▁of ▁the ▁M ogne ▁and ▁S onn ant ▁streams . ▁ ▁Education ▁Saint - Martin - d ' H ères ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Univers ité ▁Gren o ble ▁Al pes ▁main ▁campus ▁" D oma ine ▁Univers itaire ▁de ▁Gren o ble ", ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁university ▁features ▁the ▁Centre ▁universitaire ▁d ' ét udes ▁français es ▁( C UE F ). ▁The ▁C UE F ▁offers ▁second ▁language ▁instruction ▁in ▁French , ▁and ▁attract s ▁students ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁foreign ▁countries . ▁Several ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁spons or ▁study - ab road ▁programs ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁C UE F . ▁ ▁Personal ities ▁▁ ▁Crist ob al ▁Hu et ▁- ▁Go al ie ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Black h aw ks ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁ ▁Tr istan ▁V