In the Media

Selected news media mentions of our departmental activities.

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.
Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Publicly Said She No Longer Wants To Go To U.S. After Trump's Pearl Harbor Comment
3/23/26
Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to disprove an AI-generated video of the Japanese Prime Minister reacting to a comment from President Donald Trump.
Study: New device and method detect percentage of recycled plastic in plastic products
3/21/26
UB researchers have developed a new device and method that can measure the amount of recyclable materials in plastic.
Video Of Al Jazeera Anchor Resigning Over Iran War Coverage Is AI-Generated
3/20/26
BOOM Fact Check noted that it utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter to prove that a video showing an Al-Jazeera anchor resigning was generated by AI.
'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.
Second edition of IISER-University at Buffalo joint workshop organized
3/19/26
New Indian Express noted the participation of SEAS Dean Kemper Lewis and Venu Govindaraju in a report on the second Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research-UB joint workshop.
Buffalo university president Satish Tripathi to receive inaugural Ellis Medal
3/18/26
The American Bazaar reported that UB President Satish K. Tripathi will receive the inaugural George and Kelly Ellis Medal during the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science’s 180th-anniversary gala this May.
UB researchers developing tool to spot AI‑generated radiology reports
3/16/26
UB researchers, led by Nalini Ratha, are developing a tool to spot falsified, AI-generated radiology reports.

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