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
College Competition Applications are Now Open!
Do you have an idea you'd like to pursue? DifferenceMaker co-sponsors and supports College Competitions that emerge from the program each year!
- Applications Open: September 20 at 5 p.m.
- Applications Close: October 20 at 5 p.m.
Attend College Competition Final Events
Come support students as they pitch their creative ideas at the DCU/ Manning School Business Innovation Contest and the Francis College of Engineering Prototyping Competition!
- Francis College of Engineering Prototyping Competition: December 6 at 6 p.m.
- DCU / Manning School of Business Innovation Contest : December 7 at 6 p.m.
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?
Real-Life DifferenceMakers
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DifferenceMakersTendren is a wristband that monitors a patient's vitals while they are in the hospital waiting room.