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2012 was an eventful year at Auburn University. Below are the top Featured Stories, Take 5 profiles and Wire Eagle news releases that our readers clicked on this year. Here's to more interesting stories and features in 2013. War Eagle!
Top five most-read Featured Stories
1. New designated routes on Auburn University campus encourage everyone to be healthy
Orange tiger paws guide students through three walking trails around campus, promoting a healthier lifestyle.
2. Auburn University students develop crop irrigation systems for Bolivian village
Engineering students, their professor and an alumna spent time developing and implementing irrigation systems to make life better for the residents of Quesimpuco.
3. Helping Cordova make a comeback
College of Architecture, Design and Construction professors and students design new buildings for a small town destroyed by the tornadoes of April 2011.
4. Women's Leadership Institute brings Maya Angelou to Auburn
One of the most renowned and influential women visits the campus to recite poetry, talk about her life's journey and encourage others to be courageous and kind.
5. Internal grant triggers interdisciplinary work and multiple projects
Researchers use a T-LiDAR 3D scanner on a variety of projects, including mapping buildings, checking the health of local watersheds and monitor erosion.
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Top five most-read Take 5 profiles
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Top five most-read Wire Eagle stories
1. Medical college to build campus in Auburn Research Park
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Va., will open a branch campus in the Auburn Research Park in Auburn.
2. Auburn named a top 50 public university for 20th consecutive year in U.S. News survey
Auburn University is ranked 37th among public universities nationwide for its undergraduate programs, according to U.S. News & World Report.
3. New program gives Auburn University students a clearer picture of degree requirements, progress toward graduation
Auburn University is implementing Auburn DegreeWorks, a software program designed to help students and their advisers monitor progress toward graduation.
4. Auburn, Auburn Montgomery nursing fundraiser at Coach Pat Dye’s home for last time
The Schools of Nursing bid "Happy Trails" to Coach Pat Dye's Crooked Oaks Hunting Lodge in 2012 as it was the final time it will be used to hold the fundraiser.
5. Auburn University achieves high rankings from The Princeton Review
Auburn University achieved high rankings in The Princeton Review's "The Best 377 Colleges: 2013 Edition."
Last Updated: Dec. 18, 2012