Each January, a group including Spartans from the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine journeys to Mexico to serve working horses, donkeys, and mules in need of veterinary care. This experience, the Equine Welfare in Practice program, gives students hands-on experience with sterilizations, dental care, hoof care, and more, while also providing tangible benefits to communities that rely on these equids.

Inside an MSU veterinary lab, scientists are rethinking liver surgery, developing research that could expand treatment options for patients once considered too high-risk.

In remembrance of former Dean John Welser, the College honors a leader whose vision and advocacy remain evident in the work carried forward today.

From veterinary pathology to photographing wildlife on all seven continents, alum Lou Newman (PhD ’78) shares how a life of observation shaped his work and art.