2016 Year In Review
It was a year of many highs at Carleton University in 2016, from another national championship for our Raven’s men’s basketball team, a great year for football and Carleton athletes competing in the Olympics to innovative research breakthroughs, new construction on campus, unique global startups and partnerships that are helping students thrive.
We’ve covered some of the high points on our home page this year in a series of stories.
But some were particularly popular among readers of our website.
So without further ado, here are the most widely read stories of 2016:
He’s Got Smarts:
On the Court and in the Classroom

Justin Trudeau Engages Youth Accessibility Forum

Fighting Cancer

Carleton Students Take on Shopify Internships

Olympic Dreams

New Carleton Programs and More This Fall

Bono’s ONE Campaign
Finds Canadian Home at Carleton

You Go Girls!

Aces In Aerospace

Daring to Dream Big

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