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.
Otto, a one-year-old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, presented to the Internal Medicine service at the MSU Veterinary Medical Center after his primary veterinarian noted that the energetic young dog did not appear to have an opening for his right ear to the ear canal.
Using resources from the Holden Fund, the College of Veterinary Medicine recently purchased two Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets to generate real-time closed captions for deaf and hearing-impaired students working in the clinic.
Tiffany Burk, a Veterinary Nursing alum and member of the Alumni Advisory Council, shares some thoughts on the team-centered bond between veterinarians and veterinary nurses.