Officials gathered at UB on Tuesday morning for the ceremonial groundbreaking of Russell L. Agrusa Hall, the new student-focused building on North Campus that will accommodate the rapid growth of SEAS.
Rep. Tim Kennedy visited SEAS to announce a $475,000 grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded to Andrew Whittaker for wind tunnel research in the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory.
DPA Magazine shared a story about how UB researchers, including Souma Chowdhury, are using AI to prevent power outages by creating a self-healing grid that can automatically reroute electricity in milliseconds.
UB’s Center for Embodied Autonomy and Robotics signed a letter asking congress to fully fund the National Institute of Standards and Technology budget request for AI-related work in the upcoming fiscal year.
The Buffalo News quoted Darrell Kaminski in an article discussing the possibility that a ship collision could cause a bridge collapse in Western New York.
The National Desk quoted Darrell Kaminski in a story featuring explanations from engineering experts about why the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after one of its pillars was struck by a cargo ship.