Graduate students and their department are responsible for submitting an announcement to the MSU Calendar at least seven (7) business days prior to the defense. 

Submitting an event:

  1. Create a calendar event through the Submit an Event button on the MSU Calendar.
  2. Place the appropriate “Tag” on the event so that it will appear on the Graduate School webpage. To get a “Tag” to appear, start by typing “presentation" and choose from:
    • Presentations (Professional Paper)
    • Presentations (PhD Comp Exam)
    • Presentations (Doctoral Defense)
    • Presentation (Thesis Defense)

Current Defense Announcements:

Doctoral Defense Announcements

  • Esther Stopps PhD Dissertation Defense, Chemical and Biological Engineering Monday, December 15, 2025 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Complex, Multi-target DNA Hybridization: Applications to Molecular Diagnostics and Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques Nucleic acid (NA) hybridization underlies many different DNA and RNA detection assays. While polymerase chain reaction (PCR) remains...

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Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Exams

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Thesis Defense Announcements 

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    Professional Paper Presentations

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