UO graduate Liz Zarro went from dancing to design at the UO, and now hopes to use what she’s learned to make people’s lives better.Zarro and the products she designed as a student are the subject of a story in The Oregonian newspaper, part of a series on the state’s graduates. Zarro, a Clark Honors College student, told the paper she wants to design things that “are more than just products.”

Mark Carey of the Clark Honors College and Katie Heidt of the Teaching and Learning Center are this year's honorees.

Meet Liz Zarro, Class of 2015

The award will help Keller finish a book on Cornelis Drebbel, the 17th century Dutch inventor of the submarine.

Charlotte Rheingold will speak about the ways climate change research is translated into indigenous languages.