In total, the faculty will receive nearly $2.9 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research on pressing societal problems and outreach to diverse communities.
Lead Stories quoted Lyu in an article that fact checks a social media post featuring an audio clip that allegedly captures President Biden’s voice discussing bank collapses.
Politifact quoted Siwei Lyu in an article discussing how a pro-Ron DeSantis ad was able to use AI to recreate Donald Trump’s voice to read out loud an attack against Iowa Govenor Kim Reynolds.
Complex quoted Siwei Lyu in an article investigating how music artist Drake performed a song sitting next to a younger version of himself, prompting speculation of whether he used a hologram or a lookalike whose face was altered using deepfake technology.
Scilla Benussi, a rising senior in computer science and mathematics, earned a gold medal and a bronze medal at the outdoor MAC outdoor championships during what she calls her “comeback year.”
CNBC-TV 18 in India reported on a study co-authored by Kenneth Joseph that found that academic fields that value “brilliance” are less welcoming to women due to prevalent gender stereotypes.
Business Wire reported undergraduate student Vaishali Maheshkar (CSE) is one of the recipients of the 2023 Advanced Energy STEM Diversity Scholarship Program.
Phys.org reported that Kenneth Joseph (CSE) co-authored a study that found fewer women enter and more women leave academic fields valuing brilliance, partly due to prevalent gender stereotypes.
