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Liz Sinclair has been helping ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State students since she was a ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State student.The Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Assessment at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Sinclair has worked with thousands of students during her 48-year career at the university. Now, as the spring 2025 semester ends, she sets her sights on retirement....

½­ÄÏÌåÓý is celebrating its first group of graduates, with the university conferring 1,169 advanced degrees as part of its Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies.During a Thursday evening ceremony in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State conferred 978 master’s degrees, 180 doctoral degrees and 11 educational specialist degrees. ...

Click here to download a copy of our newsletter.Publications:Field-induced splay in the NF phase Periodic splay Fréedericksz transitions in a ferroelectric nematic by O.D. Lavrentovich et al., Nat. Community. 16, 1444 (2025).Logic gates with DNA origami Logic-Gated Modulation of Cell Migration via Mesoscale Mechanical Uncaging Effects by H. Mao et al., ACS Nano 19, 8058-8069 (2025).Zero-power toxic gas sensors Zero-Power, Optical Toxic Gas and Vapor Sensors Utilizing Printed Nematic Liquid Crystal Patterns on Selectively Reactive Substrates by E. Hegmann, M.E. Prévôt, T. Hegmann et al., Adv. S...

 ½­ÄÏÌåÓý Honors College senior Kendra Dillon is wrapping up her undergraduate career with an impressive list of achievements, research contributions and future plans that have garnered attention well beyond campus. A neuroscience major with a minor in Society, Health, and Medicine, Kendra has spent nearly her entire undergraduate career conducting research in the lab of Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., where she explored how the brain impacts fertility—specifically in relation to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the leading cause of anovulatory infertility worldwide. Her wor...