question: What was founded in 1817 in Detroit as the "Catholepistemiad", or University of Michigania, 20 years before the Michigan Territory became a state, Syracuse University or University of Michigan? 
answer: University of Michigan
context: Title: History of the New York State College of Forestry
  Passage: The New York State College of Forestry, the first professional school of forestry in North America, opened its doors at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, in the autumn of 1898.  After just a few years of operation, it was defunded in 1903, by Governor Benjamin B. Odell, in response to public outcry over the College's controversial forestry practices in the Adirondacks.  Less than a decade later, in 1911, the New York State College of Forestry was reestablished at Syracuse University by the New York State Legislature, with a mandate for forest conservation.  The institution has continued to evolve and is now part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, while still closely related and immediately adjacent to Syracuse University.  Today, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, or SUNY-ESF, is a doctoral degree-granting institution based in Syracuse, New York, with facilities and forest properties in several additional locations in upstate New York and Costa Rica; it commemorated its centennial anniversary in 2011.
  Title: University of Michigan
  Passage: The University of Michigan (U-M, UM, UMich, or U of M), frequently referred to simply as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.  Founded in 1817 in Detroit as the "Catholepistemiad", or University of Michigania, 20 years before the Michigan Territory became a state, the University of Michigan is the state's oldest university.  In 1821, the university was officially renamed the University of Michigan.  It moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acre of what is now known as Central Campus.  Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 e6sqft spread out over a Central Campus and North Campus, two regional campuses in Flint and Dearborn, and a Center in Detroit.  The University was a founding member of the Association of American Universities.
  Title: Zen Center of Syracuse
  Passage: The Zen Center of Syracuse (or, Syracuse Zen Center), temple name Hoen-ji, is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist practice center in Syracuse, New York, one of the oldest continuously running Zen centers in the United States.  Founded in 1972, the center is currently led by Roko Sherry Chayat .  Originally located at 111 Concord Place, the center is located in both the former carriage house and home of Joshua Forman (the first mayor of Syracuse) and offers Zen practice for laypeople.  It began as a group of graduate students from Syracuse University, with Chayat eventually becoming the center's leader.  In addition to Zen practice, the center also provides some instruction in Tibetan Buddhism.  According to "The Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America", "The Syracuse Zen Center also leads meditation at Syracuse University, Syracuse area schools, recovery and justice system institutions, hospitals and corporations."  The center also won two awards for their restoration of The Forman House from the Preservation Association of Central New York .  This house was instrumental during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War, for it was a bandage assembly area for wounded troops.
  Title: George H. Bond
  Passage: George Hopkins Bond (August 10, 1873 – May 8, 1954) was an American football player, coach, and lawyer.  He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University for one season in 1894, compiling a record of 6–5.  Bond was born in Syracuse, New York on August 10, 1873.  He graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1894 and from Syracuse University College of Law in 1897.  Bond was a senior partner in the law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King until his resignation in 1953.  In 1937 he served as president of the New York State Bar Association.  He was also an organizer and president of the New York State Association of District Attorneys.
  Title: Augustus B. Woodward
  Passage: Augustus Brevoort Woodward (born Elias Brevoort Woodward in November 1774, died July 12, 1827) was the first Chief Justice of the Michigan Territory.  In that position, he played a prominent role in the reconstruction of Detroit following a devastating fire in 1805.  He promoted an urban design based on radial avenues, as in Washington, DC and Paris.  He is also known as one of the founders of the University of Michigan, established by the legislature in 1817.
  Title: Scott Shafer
  Passage: Scott Shafer (born January 6, 1967) is an American football coach and former player.  He currently serves as the defensive coordinator for the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders.  He previously served as the head coach at Syracuse University until November 2015.  He was a high school and college quarterback in Ohio at Riverside High School, Ohio University, and Baldwin-Wallace College.  He has held various positions including defensive coordinator, assistant head coach, and secondary coach at major universities such as the University of Rhode Island, Northern Illinois University, the University of Illinois, Western Michigan University, Stanford University, University of Michigan, and Syracuse University.  He was officially named the head coach of Syracuse on January 9, 2013.
  Title: History of the University of Michigan
  Passage: The history of the University of Michigan (UM) began with its establishment on August 26, 1817 as the Catholepistemiad or University of Michigania.  The school moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837, on land offered to the university by the city.  The first classes were held in 1841, and eleven men graduated in the first commencement ceremony in 1845.  Although the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan was formed as a new legal entity in 1837, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in 1856 that it was legally continuous with the Board of Trustees of the University of Michigan that was formed in 1821, and with the Catholepistemiad, or University, of Michigania that was formed in 1817.
  Title: John Monteith (minister)
  Passage: Reverend John Monteith (August 5, 1788 – April 5, 1868) was a Presbyterian minister, educator, abolitionist and a founding father of the University of Michigan, formerly known as University of Michigania or the Catholepistemiad.  Monteith served as president of the university from 1817 through 1821.  During his five years in Detroit, he also served as the city's first librarian, and founded the first Protestant church in Detroit and the first Presbyterian church in what is now the State of Michigan.
  Title: List of counties in Iowa
  Passage: There are 99 counties in the U.S. state of Iowa.  The first two counties, Des Moines County and Dubuque County, were created in 1834 when Iowa was still part of the Michigan Territory.  In preparation for Michigan's statehood, part of Michigan Territory was formed into Wisconsin Territory in 1836.  Two years later, the western portion was split off to become Iowa Territory.  The south-eastern part of Iowa Territory became Iowa, the 29th state in the union, on 28 December 1846, by which point 44 counties had been created.  Counties continued to be created by the state government until 1857, when the last county, Humboldt County, was created.  One of the most significant days in Iowa county history was January 15, 1851, on which 49 counties were created.
  Title: Syracuse University
  Passage: Syracuse University (commonly referred to as Syracuse, 'Cuse, or SU) is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States.  The institution's roots can be traced to the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (later becoming Genesee College), founded in 1831 by the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lima, New York.  After several years of debate over relocating the college to Syracuse, the university was established in 1870, independent of the college.  Since 1920, the university has identified itself as nonsectarian, although it maintains a relationship with The United Methodist Church.
citations: University of Michigan Syracuse University