<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2026/tech-accelerator-grant.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>04/09/2026</pubDate><title>University of New Haven Launches State of Connecticut-Supported AI for Cybersecurity Concentration</title><description>Led by Mehdi Mekni, Ph.D., the University of New Haven is embedding artificial intelligence directly into its Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity to help address Connecticut’s growing workforce demand for AI-enabled cyber professionals. It is supported by a grant from the state’s Tech Talent Accelerator 3.0 program.</description><hide-description/><author>Caitlin Truesdale</author><author-details>Office of Marketing and Communications</author-details><hide-author/><date>April 9, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/engineering/news/2026/tech-accelerator-grant.jpg" alt="Two students sit in front of laptops with an engineering graphic on a screen behind them."/></image><image-caption/><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-engineering</tag><tag>dept-ececs</tag><tag>name-mehdi-mekni</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>program-ug-cybersecurity</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>