{"id":53966,"date":"2019-01-10T14:54:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T21:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=53966"},"modified":"2019-01-10T15:37:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T22:37:21","slug":"nau-news-stories-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-news-stories-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Year in review: A look back at the top 15 NAU News stories of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

From most read stories to notable NAU events to editor’s picks, here’s a look back at the top 15\u00a0NAU News<\/em> stories published in 2018.<\/p>\n

1. The gift of life: How losing her mother to cancer prompted NAU alumna to save stranger battling same disease<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Nemec<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Graduate Kory Joe: South to Arizona\u2014Alaska Native dedicated to making his homeland better with his NAU degree<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Kory<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Born in tragedy: How an NAU alumnus helped save the life of one Lucky elk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"O'Connell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0NAU lecturer uses unique approach to research to build lasting relationships on Easter Island<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Students<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Heavenly headway: NAU\u2019s growing astronomy program increasing exploration into secrets of space<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Physics<\/a><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0The Macy legacy: How one man\u2019s love affair with art will benefit NAU students for years to come<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"walker<\/a><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0NAU makes history with three students chosen as Goldwater Scholars<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Tortoise trouble? NAU\u2019s MakerLab becoming a hub of 3-D printed shell implants for injured pets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0NAU team receives $2.6 million grant to train, mentor Native American students in STEM disciplines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Jani<\/a><\/p>\n

10.\u00a0Dreams really do come true: How an NAU internship led to management at the happiest place on earth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Gary<\/a><\/p>\n

11.<\/strong>\u00a0Hyenas, hippos and lions joined NAU\u2019s inaugural study abroad class in Zambia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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12.<\/strong>\u00a0Snow didn\u2019t slow the NAU men\u2019s cross country in its quest for a third national championship<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"NAU<\/a><\/p>\n

13.\u00a0Celebrating a decade of impact: How one family changed the lives of 29,504 NAU students<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/a><\/p>\n

14.\u00a0Citizen-scientist study finds Lyme-carrying ticks in 83 new U.S. counties<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Tick\"<\/a><\/p>\n

15.\u00a0NAU creates new College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences to respond to growing demand (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"nau-engineering-students\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From most read stories to notable NAU events to editor’s picks, here’s a look back at the top 15\u00a0NAU News stories published in 2018. 1. The gift of life: How losing her mother to cancer prompted NAU alumna to save stranger battling same disease 2.\u00a0Graduate Kory Joe: South to Arizona\u2014Alaska Native dedicated to making his…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}