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Team Pawva鈥檚 Smart Pet Bed, which tracks the weight, body temperature and sleeping patterns of a dog or cat, took the top prize at the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute鈥檚 13th annual $50,000 Idea Challenge.

The inaugural Manning School of Business Industry Days brought over 100 professionals, including 44 alumni, to campus for two days of talks and networking with students, bridging the gap between classroom learning and real-world business challenges.

As the new director of the DifferenceMaker program, alum Richard Juknavorian 鈥�98 is leveraging his experience in startups and venture capital to help students turn their creative ideas into sustainable businesses.

Spotify Wrapped and similar year-end recaps transform personal data into shareable highlights, fostering connection, brand loyalty and a sense of identity in an increasingly digital world, according to faculty experts

More than a dozen UMass Lowell students attended the annual IDEA Con innovation conference at Boston University, where senior liberal arts major Sandi DeRuntz spoke about her ZipperBuddy venture.

UMass Lowell's research symposium, 鈥淔riend or Foe: Transforming Social Media & AI for a Healthy Future,鈥� brought together interdisciplinary experts and students to explore the complex relationship between technology, artificial intelligence and mental health.

Ten Manning School of Business students provided consulting and financial literacy support to Indigenous communities in Panama on a service-learning trip this summer.

Now in its 10th year, the Manning School of Business鈥� Global Entrepreneurship Exchange (GE2) virtual summer workshop drew 270 students from 10 countries, culminating in a 27-team venture pitch competition.

As a Fulbright Scholar in Colombia, Assoc. Prof. of Marketing Spencer Ross spent four months in South America investigating inequities in the specialty coffee value system.

Manning School of Business Assoc. Dean Amit Deokar shared his AI expertise with nearly 80 local business leaders during his recent talk, 鈥淟everaging Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges in the New Era of Work.鈥� It was the inaugural event of a new Business Leaders Roundtable series hosted by UMass Lowell, Enterprise Bank and the Middlesex 3 Coalition.

Meet all the winners of the 2024 Digital Equity Challenge pitch contest.