For 2025 graduate Eli Mikiten, product design means helping people stay active and live better.

Colin Ives's work was recognized by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. This particular Sustainability Award recognizes a UO project whose innovations were developed in the course of UO research and are now offered as publicly available products or services that improve sustainability. For more information, watch Ives's video on Youtube!

The School of Art + Design's Departments of Product Design and Jewelry, with Kiersten Munchinger and Alida Bevirt co-teaching the class, offered a one-of-a-kind studio experience. With help from the annual Tinker Hatfield Award for Innovation, the two departments brought to life the 5Rings studio, a unique class combining a collaborative, interdepartmental studio with a unique, international sporting event: the Olympics.

Abhishek Kulkarni, BFA ’24, came to the School of Art + Design with a slightly different background than most artists. Originally growing up in Bombay, India, Abhishek graduated with a bachelor's in biomedical engineering before coming to America for graduate school and a career in medical research.