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High school students put their minds to work during UNBC’s STEM Challenge

Apr 28, 2026 | 12:59 PM

It’s common to find many smart minds thinking outside the box at the University of Northern British Columbia. Recently, a group of local high school students added their minds to the mix in the inaugural STEM Challenge. The challenge, hosted by the UNBC School of Engineering, pushed the students to think outside the box to create a Rube Goldberg machine to accomplish a surprise, simple task.