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Virginia Tech researcher assists with efforts to prevent plant disease pandemics Posted June 7, 2021 CALS advances strategic plan and innovation through integrated seed grant funding Posted May 24, 2021 Plant pandemics and how they could endanger our food supply. Scientists sound alarm on growing menace. Posted May 23, 2021 To Preserve Global Food Security, New Tools Needed to Prevent Plant Disease Pandemics Posted May 17, 2021 NSF grant provides new research opportunities for underserved students Posted January 2, 2020 Researchers receive USDA grant to study transport of pollen from genetically engineered switchgrass and hemp Posted October 1, 2019 How to spot the toxic algae that's killing dogs in the Southeast Posted August 12, 2019 Virginia Tech high-flying microbe research featured in special issue of Scientific American Posted July 11, 2019   People can still enjoy Mississippi's white sand beaches despite algae, say officials Posted July 10, 2019 'Sneezing' plants contribute to disease proliferation Posted June 21, 2019 David Schmale receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to New Zealand for harmful algal blooms research Posted May 31, 2019 Field campaign exposes students to data and decisions research at the interface of engineering and biology Posted April 12, 2019 Raindrops launch plant spores into the wind, spread fungi Posted February 26, 2019 Researchers discover microscopic tornadoes of spores released during rainfall Posted February 25, 2019 Eyes in the sky: 5 ways drones will change agriculture Posted October 11, 2018 Virginia Tech researchers awarded USDA grant to study the spread of devastating wheat diseases Posted May 24, 2018 Funding program creates more research opportunities for undergraduates Posted December 5, 2017 Educating high school students about mycotoxins in food and feed Posted November 2, 2017 David Schmale tracks what’s in the air Posted October 27, 2017 Virginia Tech researchers find a new bacterium that helps turn water into ice Posted August 14, 2017 Biology goes in the air: Unmanned aerial vehicles offer biologists an efficient tool for observation and sampling from a safe distance Posted July 25, 2017 Virginia Tech researchers find special bacteria in Claytor Lake that can freeze water Posted March 28, 2017 Virginia Tech Microbe Research Featured in Scientific American Posted January 17, 2017 How Plant Diseases Travel Around the Globe on Highways in the Air Posted January 16, 2017 Board of Visitors approves 2016 promotions, tenure, continued appointments Posted June 7, 2016 The Surprising Importance of Stratospheric Life Posted June 2, 2016 How drones can help keep our food supply safe Posted February 29, 2016 New techniques promise better containment of damaging contaminants from environmental disasters Posted August 27, 2015 Virginia Tech professors travel to Roanoke for special experiment Posted March 26, 2015 Niki McMaster and Nina Wilson attend mycotoxin workshop in Italy Posted December 3, 2014 Aerospace student pilots unmanned planes with an eye toward a future academic career Posted September 15, 2014 TedX Virginia Tech talk 'Drone-ing for life in the atmosphere' Posted December 9, 2013 David Schmale named one of Popular Science's Brilliant Ten Posted September 17, 2013 TEDxVirginiaTech event to highlight faculty, students, alumni, and community members Posted September 12, 2013 Cloudy with a chance of microbes Posted July 31, 2013 High school biology students learn about the physics of flying by studying flight paths of animals and microbes Posted May 23, 2013 Unmanned Unplugged: David Schmale, Virginia Tech Posted May, 2013 Tiny planes coming to scout crops Posted November 29, 2012 Nonmilitary drones take to the skies in larger numbers Posted September 10, 2012 Airspace invaders: Virginia Tech researchers seek out mysterious blankets of biomaterials Posted Spring, 2012 New research laboratory aims for the sky and sea Posted September 26, 2012

I invent a taste for facts about fungi Posted Spring, 2012

Microbes travel through air; it would be good to know how and where Posted September 21, 2011

My Virginia Tech: David Schmale Posted October 11, 2011

The barrier that brought them together Posted Spring, 2010

High school students at the Roanoke Valley Governor's School conduct Slime Mold Lab Posted November 3, 2010

Schmale receives 2010 Sporn Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Subjects Posted May 12, 2010

BBRC Research Awards Announced Posted May 10, 2010

Schmale receives 2010 Favorite Faculty Award Posted April 20, 2010

Spotlight on Innovation: High-Risk Plant Pathogens have a New Foe Posted July 14, 2008

Radio spot on With Good Reason On the air June 21-27, 2008

PODCAST of MicrobeWorld Radio Program Archived June 9, 2008

You Tube movie of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles Uploaded June 4, 2008.

Aerial research could help farmers combat plant pathogens Posted May, 2008.

Hobby-sized planes may be future of early warning system Posted May, 2008.

Scientists to study high-risk plant pathogen using small, unmanned aircraft Posted January 24, 2008.

Science educators to gather for Biotechnology 2007 Conference July 18-21, 2007. Posted June 27, 2007.

Small, self-controlled planes combine plant pathology and engineering. Posted June 11, 2007.