Video compilation by Christian Guajardo ’27 Graphic and Digital Design



In the Media: December 2024

Vahid Behzadan

In the Media

The Hill: The FBI says your texts aren’t secure. Do you need to stop?

Vahid Behzadan, assistant professor of cybersecurity, data and computer science, and computer and electrical engineering, and the SAIL Lab director, comments on Salt Typhoon, a hacking operation associated with the Chinese Government that is targeting high-ranking U.S. government officials and researchers, regardless of the type of phone used.

Susan Campbell

In the Media

Forbes: Luigi Mangione Has Become A Social Media Folk Hero

Susan Campbell, a distinguished lecturer in communication, film, and media studies, comments on some of the social media posts about the alleged shooter of United Healthcare CEO. "Shooting someone to death on the streets was and always will be wrong. As for the murder balancing out the insurance company’s actions, the world doesn’t work like that, and I’m not convinced we want to live in a world where justice is handed out like this."

Patrick Malloy

In the Media

Politico: DOGE has a plan for Medicare, Medicaid. Will it work?

Patrick Malloy, a senior lecturer of cyber threat intelligence and financial crimes investigations, comments on the ability of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to put internal controls in place to deter fraudulent activity in the Department of Health and Human Services.

Patrick Gourley

In the Media

NBC Connecticut: Household Finances

Patrick Gourley, associate professor of economics and business analytics, discusses a survey by the New York Federal Reserve that show households are expecting their financial situation to be improved a year from now.

Matthew Schmidt

In the Media

WTIC 1060 Brian & Company: International Affairs

Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, national security, international affairs, and political science, discusses the latest developments in Syria and the impact it is having internationally.

Vahid Behzadan

In the Media

Hartford Business Journal: Can a new AI innovation center anchor and grow Hartford’s legacy corporations?

Vahid Behzadan, assistant professor of cybersecurity, data and computer science, and computer and electrical engineering, and the SAIL Lab director, who is a member of the Connecticut Center for Applied AI, discussed a proposal to create the Connecticut AI Alliance, a consortium of universities, corporations, and public-sector entities across the state to pool their resources for AI development.

Peter Valentin

In the Media

Fox5 New York: Hunt for CEO killer stretches into 4th day

Peter Valentin, associate professor of forensic science, discusses what NYPD investigators are finding in forensic evidence that was left behind in searching for the suspected shooter of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York.

Claire Glynn

In the Media

Forensic Colleges: Ask the Expert

Claire Glynn, professor of forensic science and director of the Graduate Certificate in Forensic Genetic Genealogy, comments on careers in forensic science and forensic genealogy.

Kenneth Gray

In the Media

LiveNOW from Fox: Chinese national charged in N. Korea weapons plot

Kenneth Gray, a distinguished lecturer of homeland security, criminal justice, and emergency management, discusses a Chinese national living in California who is being charged with a violation of federal law for shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea for an attack on South Korea.

Matthew Schmidt

In the Media

BBC News: South Korea media: Military to maintain martial law

Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, international affairs, national security, and political science, discusses martial law being declared by South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol. Hours later, it was lifted by the National Assembly. Part one of a two-part interview.

Matthew Schmidt

In the Media

BBC News: South Korea media: Military to maintain martial law

Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, international affairs, national security, and political science, discusses martial law being declared by South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol. Hours later, it was lifted by the National Assembly. Part two of a two-part interview.

Kenneth Gray

In the Media

LiveNOW from Fox: Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon

Kenneth Gray, a distinguished lecturer of homeland security, criminal justice, and emergency management, discusses the latest in the Middle East, with Israel launching a strike on Lebanon, after Hezbollah fired on Israeli Defense Forces, breaking the ceasefire agreement.