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LSU Vet Med is a biomedical research institution as well as a veterinary school. Our researchers' investigations cover a wide range of disciplines, including cancer biology, disease processes, cardiovascular disease, infectious and parasitic diseases, neurosciences, toxicology, bacteriology, and more.</p> </div> <div class="light-cta-links"> <ul> <ul> <li><a href="/vetmed/dvm_admissions/index.php">DVM Degree</a></li> <li><a href="/vetmed/ms_phd_degrees/index.php">MS and PhD Degrees</a></li> <li><a href="/vetmed/internships-residencies/index.php">Internships and Residencies</a></li> <li><a href="/vetmed/dvm_program/externships.php">Externships</a></li> <li><a href="/vetmed/jobs/index.php">Jobs</a></li> </ul> </ul> </div> </section> </div> <div class="dark-cta-wrap"> <section aria-label="Call to action" class="dark-cta"> <div class="dark-cta-image-wrap"><img class="img-fluid" src="/vetmed/images/2025/neurology-400x600.jpg" alt="neurology surgery" width="400" height="600" onerror="this.onerror=null;this.src='https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/files/content?site=www&path=/vetmed/images/2025/neurology-400x600.jpg'"></div> <div class="dark-cta-info"> <h2>Veterinary Teaching Hospital</h2> <p>We care for an array of species and see approximately 20,000 cases each year. We offer specialty services as well as primary care. Our comprehensive care allows us to treat a variety of illness and injuries. We are open 24/7, 365 to provide care for your animal.</p> </div> <div class="dark-cta-links"> <ul> <ul> <li><a href="/vetmed/veterinary_hospital/emergency_critical_care.php">Emergencies</a></li> <li><a href="/vetmed/veterinary_hospital/client_information.php">How to Make an Appointment</a></li> <li><a href="/vetmed/veterinary_hospital/index.php">Veterinary Teaching Hospital</a></li> </ul> </ul> </div> </section> </div> <section aria-label="Carousel of text" class="small-text-carousel"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2>Events</h2> <div class="text-carousel-3-col-slider"> <div class="slide"> <h3>LSU Vet Med Events</h3> <div class="item-copy"> </div><a href="/vetmed/events/index.php">See All Upcoming </a></div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 12 PM</h3> <div class="item-copy">Educational Innovation Workshop</div>SPC 20202</div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Thursday, April 10, 2025, 12 PM</h3> <div class="item-copy">CBS Seminar Series: Sex, hormones, and microbiomes: Impact on respiratory disease</div>VMED 1212C</div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Thursday, April 10, 2025, 12 PM</h3> <div class="item-copy">Wellbeing Activity: Pot a Plant</div>Courtyard</div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Friday, April 11, 2025</h3> <div class="item-copy">Neuroscience Symposium</div>VMED 1211 (Auditorium)</div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Friday, April 11, 2025, 11 AM to 1 PM</h3> <div class="item-copy">Campus Federal Banking Day</div>Library Conference Room 4</div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 12:30 PM</h3> <div class="item-copy">Educational Innovation Guest Speaker</div>VMED 1212B</div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Thursday, April 17, 2025, 12 PM</h3> <div class="item-copy">PBS Seminar Series: The Connection Between Arginine Metabolism and Staphylococcal Biology</div>VMED 1212C</div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Friday, April 18, 2025</h3> <div class="item-copy">Good Friday Holiday: Veterinary Hospital open for emergencies</div> </div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12 PM</h3> <div class="item-copy">The Write Stuff</div>Library</div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Thursday, April 24, 2025</h3> <div class="item-copy">Phi Zeta Research Emphasis Day</div> </div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Friday, April 25, 2025, 11 AM to 1 PM</h3> <div class="item-copy">Campus Federal Banking Day</div>Library Conference Room 4</div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Friday, April 25, 2025, 6:30 PM</h3> <div class="item-copy">Scholarship and Awards Ceremony</div>The Cook Hotel Alumni Center Ballroom</div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Week of April 28-May 2, 2025</h3> <div class="item-copy">Mental Health Awareness Week</div> </div> <div class="slide"> <h3>Tuesday, April 29, 2025</h3> <div class="item-copy">Louisiana Lung Biology Conference</div><a href="/vetmed/clbd/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn More</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section aria-label="Card section" class="cards"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-top"><img class="img-fluid" src="/vetmed/images/2025/lyle-sara-570x300.jpg" alt="Sara Lyle" width="570" height="300" onerror="this.onerror=null;this.src='https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/files/content?site=www&path=/vetmed/images/2025/lyle-sara-570x300.jpg'"><h2>LSU faculty member named 2025 Westminster Kennel Club Veterinarian of the Year</h2> </div> <div class="card-body"> <p>The Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) has named Sara K. Lyle, DVM, MS, PhD, DACT, associate professor of theriogenology at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, the recipient of its fourth annual Veterinarian of the Year Award (VOTY). </p> <p><a href="/vetmed/news/2025/lyle_wkc_veterinarian_of_the_year.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn More</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-top"><img class="img-fluid" src="/vetmed/images/2025/grrr-2024-start.jpg" alt="Start of Great Rover Road Run" width="600" height="400" onerror="this.onerror=null;this.src='https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/files/content?site=www&path=/vetmed/images/2025/grrr-2024-start.jpg'"><h2>LSU Vet Med hosts Great Rover Road Run on April 6</h2> </div> <div class="card-body"> <p>On April 6, 2025, the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine鈥檚 Wellness Committee and Hill鈥檚 Pet Nutrition will host the Hill鈥檚 Great Rover Road Run, an annual 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. The 5K race begins at 8 a.m. and the one-mile fun run/walk begins at the conclusion of the 5K at approximately 9:30 a.m. Both race courses begin on the levee at the corner of Skip Bertman and River Road in Baton Rouge near the veterinary school, and both courses will use the track on the levee.</p> <p><a href="/vetmed/news/2025/grrr.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn More</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section aria-label="Statistics" class="stats light"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-4"> <div class="wrap"> <h2>Vision</h2> <p>Bettering lives through education, public service, and discovery</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4"> <div class="wrap"> <h2>Mission</h2> <p>Improving and protecting the lives of animals and people through superior education, transformational research, and compassionate care</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4"> <div class="wrap"> <h2>Values</h2> <p>Integrity. Compassion. 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