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Funding boosts TRU robotics innovation to help combat wildfires across B.C.

TRU researcher Geoff Fink has received $119K to develop autonomous robots that help prevent, monitor and respond to wildfires across B.C.

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TRU hosts free engineering workshop for female and non-binary teens

TRU is hosting a free workshop for female and non-binary high-school students in grades 8-12 who are interested in STEM.

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TRU-UBCO team up for success with EcoHaven

Thompson Rivers University and UBC Okanagan students see successful second-place win at international building design competition.

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Castanet | TRU, UBCO students’ celebrated fireproof home design will be built at Honour Ranch

After clinching a second place finish in the US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon Design Challenge last month, TRU and UBC Okanagan students say they’re being the change they want to see now that a modular home of their own celebrated design will be built in Ashcroft. “The Solar Decathlon Design Challenge is an interdisciplinary...

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