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SEAS ranked No. 30 in engineering among public universities nationwide
4/7/26
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked No. 55 nationwide and No. 30 among public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate School Rankings
AI-generated video misrepresented as damage from Iranian strike at Dubai airport
4/1/26
AFP Fact Check utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to discredit an AI-generated video claiming to show the United Arab Emirates airport on fire.
Fact Check: Photo Does Not Show Australia's Jacinta Allan with LGBTQ+, Islamic Country Flags Behind Her -- It's Edited
3/31/26
Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter to discredit a circulating AI-generated image of an Australian politician standing with Islamic flags.
Power 250: The 50 most powerful businesspeople in Western New York
3/27/26
Buffalo Business First included President Satish K. Tripathi on its list of the 50 most powerful business people in Western New York.
The Editorial Board: Help for East Side landmarks and a new focus on UB bode well for the future
3/27/26
The Editorial Board of The Buffalo News highlighted an interview with Venu Govindaraju about UB’s position as the home for the Empire AI Consortium’s supercomputing center.
Deepfake Shared as Real Video of Army Official Talking About ‘Akhand Bharat'
3/24/26
The Quint noted that it utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to discredit an AI-generated video showing an Indian military official discussing the conflict in Iran.
Buffalo Next: Empire AI ready for supercomputing leap
3/23/26
The Buffalo News quoted Venu Govindaraju in a report that UB plans to break ground this fall on the Empire AI supercomputing center on North Campus.
AI system curbs hallucinations in automated chest X-ray reports
3/23/26
UB researchers develop AI framework that reduces common errors by anchoring report generation to what appears in the medical image.
Study: New device and method detect percentage of recycled plastic in plastic products
3/23/26
University at Buffalo researchers aim to provide regulators and others a quick and reliable way to assess sustainability claims.
'CCV Footage' Claiming to Show Netanyahu Dying In a Bunker Is AI-Generated
3/19/26
Boom Fact Check utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to discredit an AI-generated video showing the death of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.