
Researchers apply new technology to identify plant pathogen strains in Virginia
When emerging plant pathogens go undetected, they have the potential to negatively affect food industries, conservation efforts, and even human health.

When emerging plant pathogens go undetected, they have the potential to negatively affect food industries, conservation efforts, and even human health.

Forest systems, a crucial resource for fresh water around the world, are under increasing pressure from global change factors like climate change, population growth, and land management decisions.

Illegal timber trade is a global industry estimated to account for $50 billion to $150 billion each year.

Plant scientists can learn more about the function and evolution of highly destructive plant pathogens that refuse to be tamed by fungicides, antibacterial, and antivirals.

The number of Virginians who telecommute is up 43 percent since 2010, according to research from Hamilton Lombard at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Wetlands in the Intermountain West, a region nestled between the Rocky Mountains, the Cascade Range, and the Sierra Nevada, are home to a diverse range of flora and fauna.

In 2006, more than 400 children under the age of 5 died during an outbreak of diarrheal disease in Botswana.

A $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation will empower a pair of Virginia Tech professors to provide the tools for the next generation of scientists that will tackle big data sciences challenges.

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today hailed the passage of the substance of his Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment (PATIENT) Act in the House’s end-of-year domestic funding package.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced a grant award of $207,907 from the Department of Health and Human Services to Virginia Commonwealth University for cancer treatment research.
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