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Summer program at UB gives young talent reasons to stay and prosper in Buffalo
7/10/25
The Western New York Sophomore Externship Experience at UB matches students with some of the area’s top businesses and not-for-profits, where they work 20 hours a week.
Study: Quick, pain-free breast imaging system shows promise in early clinical tests
7/10/25
Automated scan takes less than a minute and produces AI-powered, clear 3D images.
CEO of Elon Musk's X, Linda Yaccarino, resigns
7/9/25
The Washington Post quoted Kenneth Joseph in an article about the resignation of the CEO of X.
Mistaken reports of ICE raids are stoking fear, troubling law enforcement in Southern California
7/8/25
The Riverside Press Enterprise quoted Kenneth Joseph in an article about how mistaken reports of ICE raids are inducing societal paranoia.
Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials
7/8/25
The Associated Press quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about how someone using deepfake technology was able to bypass security to message top U.S. and foreign officials.
Buffalo Brief: Mon 070725
7/7/25
WIVB-TV featured Venu Govindaraju in a lengthy interview about UB’s work involving artificial intelligence.
AI handwriting analysis spots dyslexia
7/5/25
Springwise quoted Venu Govindaraju in a report on new UB research that outlines how artificial intelligence-powered handwriting analysis may serve as an early detection tool for dyslexia and dysgraphia among young children.
SEAS researchers develop affective tiny robots
6/27/25
The tiny robot is capable of expressing dynamic facial emotions in response to human tactile handling.
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missiles 'Getting Ready' To Strike
6/24/25
Lead Stories also used the DeepFake-o-Meter to determine that a viral video showing Iranian missiles was AI-generated.
Fact Check: Images Do NOT Show Fires in Tel Aviv, Israel, After Iranian Strike -- Pics Display Signs Of Generative AI
6/23/25
Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to prove that images depicting Tel Aviv following an air strike were AI-generated.