In the Media: April, 2018

WTNH-TV8: Mass Casualty Drills

Students at the University of New Haven worked in a mass casualty drill simulating a van driving into a group of people. This story was picked up by multiple local and national media and the Associated Press.

The Associated Press: College Newspapers Across US Campaign to Secure Their Future

Glenn Rohrbacker, editor-in-chief of the University of New Haven's student newspaper the Charger Bulletin, comments on how the decline of printed newspapers has affected student newspapers and how they have come together as part of a nationwide campaign to keep them running. This story was picked up by dozens of print and electronic media nationwide.

WTIC - FOX61: The Writer and Producer of Men's Room

University of New Haven student Chelsea Tambis and Diane Smith, distinguished lecturer of communications, film, and media studies, discuss Tambis’s award-winning short film "Men’s Room" that focuses on bullying and school shootings. Tambis and 10 other students will go to the Cannes film festival where "Men’s Room" will compete in the short film corner while the students intern for the vice president of international sales for Lionsgate.

CNET: Hack a VR system, lead a player astray? Yes, say researchers

Abe Baggili, head of the Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group, discusses how he and his research team have discovered vulnerabilities in multiple virtual reality headsets that allow hackers to remotely alter what the wearer sees. This story was picked up by KCBS radio as well as dozens of web publications on technology.

WTNH - TV8: UNH Student Produces, Writes Film on Bullying and School Shootings

University of New Haven student Chelsea Tambis '18 and Paul Falcone, an instructor in communication, film and media studies, discuss Tambis’s award-winning short film "Men’s Room" that focuses on bullying and school shootings. Tambis and 10 other students will go to the Cannes film festival where "Men’s Room" will compete in the short film corner and the students will intern for Lionsgate, learning about the movie business.

MSN: Jeff Jacobs: Landauer Driven to Smash Barriers in NASCAR

Julia Landauer, one of the best female stock car racers and the keynote speaker at the University of New Haven’s 4th annual Women’s Leadership Conference, discusses the challenges and perceptions of being a woman in fields perceived as being more masculine than feminine.

New Haven Register: Yale Alumni No Strangers to the Trump White House

Joshua Sandman, scholar of the presidency and professor of political science, comments on why Trump has named Yale graduates to his cabinet despite the school’s typically liberal reputation. This story appeared on the front page of the New Haven Register and ran in other Hearst Connecticut papers.