Thank you Kim and Brian Rist '77, Manning School of Business, for supporting the DifferenceMaker Program with a generous contribution and the establishment of the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute.
DifferenceMakerTM is a campus-wide program that engages UMass Lowell students in creative problem solving, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Teams by the Numbers
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$10 M Raised By Teams
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43 Companies Formed By Teams
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16 Teams Patents Filed or Issued
Attend the Idea Challenge Finals
Join DifferenceMaker in supporting the 10 finalist student teams as they pitch their creative ideas at the Idea Challenge Finals!
- Date: April 10
- Time: 5-8:30 p.m.
- Location: University Crossing, Moloney Hall, Room 260
Register to attend the Idea Challenge Finals today:
Attend the Preliminary Pitch-off
Join DifferenceMaker at the Preliminary Pitch-off, where the Semi-Finalist teams will pitch their ideas for a chance to advance to the $50,000 Idea Challenge Finals!
- Date: April 3
- Time: 5-6 p.m.
- Location: O'Leary Library Mezzanine, South Campus
Register to attend the Preliminary Pitch-off today:
Are you a DifferenceMaker?
Do you have an idea? Do you see a problem you want to solve? Do you want to make a difference in your community, or in the world? Do you want to join a team and work with other students? Sound like you?
Get involved with DifferenceMaker:
Real-Life DifferenceMakers
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DifferenceMakersLowell Sprouts is an organization that utilizes school gardens as a way to educate middle school children about the importance of sustainable, organic agriculture. Lowell Sprouts entered the DifferenceMaker Idea Challenge and won first place in the “Sustainable Environment” category, a $3,500 award.
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DifferenceMakersWordPro is a vocabulary builder aimed at high school students learning a second language.