Latest News about the Schmale Lab

Posted January 8, 2025

Posted March 19, 2024

New center director eyes burgeoning growth
over the next three years
Posted December 14, 2023

Translational Plant Sciences Center sows
seeds for new research
Posted September 26, 2023


Virginia Tech researcher assists with
efforts to prevent plant disease pandemics
Posted June 7, 2021




NSF grant provides new research
opportunities for underserved students
Posted January 2, 2020


How to spot the toxic algae that's killing
dogs in the Southeast
Posted August 12, 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



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


Funding program creates more research
opportunities for undergraduates
Posted December 5, 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


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


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


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
