April 2022

Young microbiology major stars in the lab

As a student in the STARS and MARC programs, microbiology major Natasha Puzon finds herself in a state-of-the-art laboratory working to determine the effectiveness of a promising antibody against a deadly species of hantavirus.

Natasha Puzon in a lab.

Dean’s message: April 2022

Watching clouds move over high-rise buildings in the dense urban landscape of Seattle. A very different sort of place than the cattails in my Palouse backyard. Two parts of Washington state, both important, both with their roles to fill.  My thoughts circle around how we work together statewide to train the veterinary specialists we need […]

Dean Dori Borjesson standing outside Bustad Hall on the WSU campus.

Six Cougs recognized at Distinguished Alumni Awards

Six Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine alumni were recognized for their contributions to the veterinary field April 21 at the college’s Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony. Two of those alumni — veterinarians Dr. Bryan Slinker (‘80 DVM) and Dr. Marty James Becker (‘80 DVM) — were awarded one of the university’s highest honors, the […]

Picture taken during Alumni Awards event in 2022.

WSU home to leading parasitology expert

Dr. Laura Williams, a licensed veterinarian at the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at WSU, is one of fewer than 50 veterinarians in the U.S. board certified in parasitology by the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) and the only one in Washington.

Dr. Laura Williams using a microscope.