SEAS in the News

A story on WIVB-TV interviews Jessica Evans, a UB student majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, who is the recipient of a $5,000 scholarship from the American Association of University Women.

An article on Smithsonian about researchers who have developed a method for creating nearly invisible antennas on almost any surface by literally spraying them on like paint interviews Josep Jornet, assistant professor of electrical engineering.

An article on PhysOrg reports on research by Sayanti Mukherjee, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, that suggests the power industry is underestimating how climate change could affect the long-term demand for electricity in the U.S.

An article in Business First reports UB is launching the Artificial Intelligence Institute – or UBuffalo.AI – a new institute that will explore how to combine machines’ ability to ingest, connect and recall information with concepts that humans excel at, such as reasoning, judgment and strategizing, to develop dynamic human-machine partnerships.

An article on the website of the National Science Foundation about how rumors spread on social media during weather disasters reports on NSF-supported research by Jun Zhuang, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering.

A story on WIVB-TV reports that UB is training the next generation of cybersecurity professionals after receiving a $2.39 million National Science Foundation grant. It interviews Shambhu Upadhyaya, professor of computer science and engineering.