Redefining the Model of Veterinary Care: Q&A with Commencement Speaker Dr. K.C. Van Fleet Posted by Kelsie Donaldson on May 12, 2026

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 Summer Program to Commencement: Three Spartans Complete the Journey They Started Together Posted by Donté Smith on May 07, 2026

Travis Boling, Bria Kilgore, and Carrie Kosiba came to MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine through the same door. On May 8, they walk out together.

Alumni Feature: Dr. Victor Cortese Talks his Career in Cattle Health Posted by Kelsie Donaldson on May 01, 2026

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.

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MSU College of Veterinary Medicine Statement Against Racism and Racial Injustice Posted on June 17, 2020

The Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine stands against systemic racism and acts of violence against people of color.

Moeser for The Conversation: COVID-19 and Immune System Sex Differences Posted on June 12, 2020

Dr. Adam Moeser writes again for The Conversation: COVID-19’s deadliness for men is revealing why researchers should have been studying immune system sex differences years ago

From President Stanley, Provost Sullivan: A message to the community on the shocking events in Minnesota Posted on June 01, 2020

A message regarding recent events in Minnesota and the MSU community

MSU Large Animal Veterinarians Give the Gift of Life to Pigee’s Piglets Posted on May 08, 2020

Pigee, a seven-year-old intact female miniature pig, presented to Michigan State University’s Large Animal Food Animal Medicine’s Service for evaluation of an apparent dystocia.