SEAS in the News

N.Y. Gov. Hochul: Nuclear energy, AI training gets boost from $40M investment
12/15/25
SiLive reported that Governor Kathy Hochul has allocated $832,000 for an AI fellowship program with UB’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and the New York Power Authority.
Night sky fallings: Spotters document space debris over northern Minnesota
12/6/25
Minnesota Public Radio featured John Crassidis in a report on how people in Minnesota and other parts of the Midwest recently spotted space debris in the sky.
Hearing Loss Test Checks Eyes Instead of Ears
12/5/25
Hearing Review quoted Wenyao Xu in an article about the AI-powered, at-home hearing loss test he is developing through his company, Auspex Medix.
At US universities, students flock to a new major: Artificial Intelligence
12/5/25
Economic Times reposted an article from The New York Times that mentioned UB’s new Department of AI and Society in a story about college students who are flocking to majors in artificial intelligence.
Mamdani’s role in the speaker’s race
12/5/25
Politico reported that Empire AI could generate $2.7 billion in research and development productivity over 10 years.
Fact Check: Deepfake Video Of Udhayanidhi Stalin Shared With False Claim Of Inspecting A Computer Screen Without Power On
12/4/25
The Daily Jagran utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter to prove that a video showing an Indian politician using a computer with the screen off is a deepfake.