What are entrepreneurial and creative endeavors?

Students learn to set their own course by having experiences in early stage start-ups, advancing ideas to solve real world problems, or create artistic, written or performance-based projects. 

DifferenceMakers By the Numbers

  • $5M
    raised by teams
  • 40
    companies formed by teams
  • 11
    Number of teams patents filed or issued

Meet the DifferenceMakers

The PEAK Performance team standing in a group of 4 looking at each other in front of a blue UMass Lowell backdrop with their device off to the side.
PEAK Performance
DifferenceMakers

Assessing and correcting rotational misalignments between the pelvis and thoracic spine.

PEAK Performance will revolutionize the multi-billion dollar sports industry.
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NerdOnyx '14
DifferenceMakers

NerdOnyx is a web-based learning tool that will provide articles, videos and other resources to enhance the learning of engineering students and help bridge the gap between the classroom and the industry.

DifferenceMaker was valuable in providing us with a platform by which we could get noticed by the public, and provided feedback to refine and further our idea.
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Stephen Wahome and Nicholas Bedard present JamFuze onstage at DifferenceMaker
JamFuze
DifferenceMakers

JamFuze is a tool that helps both artists and producers to find each other and become more connected for potential success.

At JamFuze, we eliminate the cost associated with finding an artist or producer, focusing funds on venues, beats, and lyrical potential.
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Sarvesh Handa standing with his project's prototype and idea plan model.
MissionHydro
DifferenceMakers

An innovative way to harness and use hydrogen energy.

An innovative way to harness and use hydrogen energy.
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Business student Yeaharne Hout talks with another student next to a sign that says RIST Difference Maker Institute.
Yeaharne Hout '21
Business Administration

As she begins her career at Fidelity, Yeaharne Hout sees how transformative her UML experience has been.

I gained so many experiences and connections that made me a more well-rounded person.
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