2026 commencement speaker K.C. Van Fleet (DVM '17) reflects on building his specialty care practice, rethinking traditional veterinary care, and the lessons from MSU that continue to shape his approach to medicine, leadership, and team culture.
From early days on a Michigan farm to a global career in cattle health and co-authoring a leading textbook on bovine immunology, Victor Cortese (DVM '80) reflects on the path that shaped his work and the lessons he’s carried along the way.
The first two black women to receive their Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine–one of whom went on to earn her master’s degree from MSU–made important accomplishments that contributed to veterinary medicine, safety, and education today.
For Michigan State University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, the MSU Medical Colleges invited Shondra Marshall, PhD, to discuss health disparities and serving communities.
For the first time at MSU, clinicians employed laser ablation to treat a polyp found in the glandular mucosa of Sam, a 13-year-old Irish Sporthorse gelding used in upper-level dressage.