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.
Attend Demo Day on July 13!
Support UMass Lowell student teams as they pitch their new and improved ideas after completing the summer Boot Camp. Interested in networking? Interested in mentoring? Please join DifferenceMaker Demo Day!
- Date: Wednesday, July 13
- Time: 5-8 p.m.
- Location: Saab Center, Perry Atrium, North Campus; 40 University Avenue, Lowell, MA.
Check-out the 2022 $50K Idea Challenge Winning Teams!
Ten finalist teams received a portion of $50,000 in funding at the 10th Annual Idea Challenge.
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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DifferenceMakersSASS, also known as Solo-Adventurer Safety System, provides reliable GPS tracking and communication with a timed checking system to make sure the adventurer is always safe.
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DifferenceMakersAmbulatory Innovations brings the outdoors in, with a mat that will allow physical therapists to treat their patients’ deficits throughout the body, from the musculoskeletal system to sensory systems.