external In the Media January 31, 2026 Lisa Dadio, director of the East Coast Regional De-Escalation Training at the University of New Haven, accepted $1.5 million in federal funding for police de-escalation training. President Jens Frederiksen, Provost Nancy Savage, and Ronnell Higgins, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, were in attendance as U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, announced the funding. https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/connecticut-university-receives-federal-funding-for-law-enforcement-training/ lisa-dadio news-all news-in-the-media year-2026 month-january name-lisa-dadiocollege-lee-college