ALT A group of individuals in hard hats stand behind a ceremonial ribbon for the Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory groundbreaking event. They hold shovels with bows on the handles. A costumed mascot is present on the right. The backdrop includes purple and white balloons. A banner reads, "Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Groundbreaking, Oct 5, 2023.

ALT A group of people wearing hard hats and holding shovels stands under a tent at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. There is a banner reading "Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Groundbreaking, Oct. 31, 2023," and a mascot dressed as a wildcat is on the right.

ALT A group of people stand under a tent at the Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory groundbreaking ceremony, holding ribbon-cutting scissors. They are surrounded by purple and white balloons and wear hard hats with the Kansas State University logo. A banner displays the event's name and date.

ALT A person takes a photo with a smartphone of two individuals posing on a stage. The stage is decorated with purple and white balloons and a banner that reads "K-State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Groundbreaking, Oct. 9, 2026." Several ceremonial shovels are lined up in front of them.

ALT A ceremonial shovel with a purple and white ribbon rests in a box filled with dark material. Nearby, purple hard hats feature the Kansas State University logo. The setup is under a tent, with part of a sunny outdoors visible.

ALT Dasik Clouse, diagnostic technician, prepares samples for Rapid Fluorescent Foci Inhibition Testing.

ALT Molly Jones, diagnostic technican, stacks plates for Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralization testing.

ALT Slides on a fluorescent microscope.

ALT Jason DeFisher, testing supervisor, makes preparations for research testing in a biological safety cabinet.