“Out, out brief candle! / Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage.” – Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 5, Lines 23-25. Some people delight in reading Shakespeare. But some people may find it difficult, confusing or incomprehensible. Xavier Heipp, senior theatre studies major with a double minor in pre-law and philosophy, has been working to create an open resource book to make Shakespeare’s writing more readable and relatable. Heipp, from Avon, Ohio, has recently been featured on The Research Review podcast and in two articles posted b...

It is great to see our alumni in the news, and learn about their exciting achievements! Dr. Huan Yan serves as Director of Research and Development Analytics at Impossible Foods. Here's a write-up on the APS website about Dr Yan. It gives a window into her work at Impossible Foods, and into her vision for a more sustainable world as a result of that work. https://aps.org/publications/apsnews/202302/beef-patty.cfm ...