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

Breezy is a real-time air quality-monitoring device, which can be tracked through its cell phone application or online website.
Breezy
DifferenceMakers

Breezy is a real-time air quality-monitoring device, which can be tracked through its cell phone application or online website.

DifferenceMaker has been a huge help to me in securing funding and furthering my idea!
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 Team members posing for a photo with their trophy in hand at DifferenceMaker Central.
Green Fertilizer, Commitment to a Sustainable Environment
DifferenceMakers

Green Fertilizer technology aims to solve the problem of food insecurity in developing countries, like Uganda.

“Green Fertilizer technology aims to solve the problem of food insecurity in developing countries, like Uganda.”
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Mayday '15
DifferenceMakers

Mayday upon activation can reach all emergency contacts in just a tap.

Mayday will give people a piece of mind.
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Maddie leaning on whiteboard
Maddie Gear '24
Marketing

Maddie Gear’s favorable first impression of UML steered her to a marketing co-op position at CarGurus.

I’m so excited to apply the skills that I’ve learned in my business classes.
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Team RAVI pitching their idea to the audience and judges at the 2024 $50,000 Idea Challenge.
Robot for the Visually Impaired (RAVI)
DifferenceMakers

A “Robot for the Visually Impaired” (RAVI) to help assist in navigating daily life for people with visual impairments.

A “Robot for the Visually Impaired” (RAVI) to help assist in navigating daily life for people with visual impairments.
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