Shane Foley Connector Editor A phrase commonly uttered to students at UMass Lowell is that joining an on campus club or organization is one of the best things they could do with their time here. Even James Christopher, student president, admitted in his prestigious speech at Convocation that were it not for his envolvement in…
UMass Lowell students manfacture low-cost prosthetics
Shane Foley Connector Editor In 2015, a video of Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man drew great popularity on YouTube. This video was not advertising any “Iron Man” or “Avengers” movie, rather it was to deliver a prosthetic hand to a child born with a partially-developed right arm. Downey, Jr. teamed up with college student…
On-campus club hosts event displaying prosthetic devices made with 3D printers
Shane Foley Connector Edtior eNABLE Lowell is a chapter of the eNABLE Community Foundation that has, quite frankly, been hard at work for six months. Since their start up in October 2015, they have operated without aid to deliver low cost prosthetics to children in need. That all ends this Sunday at noon, however, because…
