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Declan Hill, an associate professor of investigations, comments on the proliferation of prop bets, saying that, “It’s much easier to fix one person than it is to fix a team.”
In the Media: November 2025
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Lorenzo Boyd, Stewart Professor in Criminal Justice and Community Policing, comments that positive police encounters help foster a sense of security and fellowship in Birmingham, where the chief there is being described as the new face of law enforcement in America, and beyond.
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James Mohs, associate professor of accounting, finance, marketing, and taxation, discusses a protest against billionaires, but notes that they all took risks to accumulate their wealth.
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Beth Merkin, assistant professor of practice in criminal justice, discusses the decision of three suspects who waived their right to a probable cause hearing in the death of Mimi Torres-Garcia.
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Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, comments on the lack of federal regulation on sports betting, which has fueled gambling addiction and eroded public trust in professional sports, saying, “It’s a silent plague.”
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President Jens Frederiksen and Chair of the Board of Governors Michael Ambrose ’84, ’19 Hon. discuss the concept behind the Center for Innovation and Applied Technology and how it will redefine the intersection of industry and academia.
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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses an ongoing FBI investigation of a teen traveling on a cruise ship with her family, who died while on board.
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President Jens Frederiksen, Ph.D., discusses the university’s plans to establish an international branch campus in Saudi Arabia, its Center for Innovation and Applied Technology, and positioning the AV as a destination in higher education.
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Frank Chen, associate professor of finance, discusses the phase-out of the penny and says some rare pennies are worth more to collectors than their face value.
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James Mohs, associate professor of accounting, finance, marketing, and taxation, comments on various apps that parents can use to monitor their children's activities, including driving, shopping, and banking.
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Chris Rasmussen, an adjunct professor of investigations, comments on the announcement by the National Hockey League on its partnership with prediction market companies Kalshi and Polymarket.
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James Mohs, associate professor of accounting, finance, marketing, and taxation, comments on the recently announced 50-year mortgage idea by the Trump administration and its implications for the future of homebuyers.
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Steve Carney is a member of the West Haven Veterans Council and one of the veterans who helped spearhead the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in West Haven.
"People were calling to get this name on this wall, but there was no room, so the city asked if there was any way we could do something to get these other names on there. We got in touch with the AV, and they helped us plan this," Carney said.
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Jamiel Bowen ’21, ’22 M.S., ’24 MBA, has opened Grill-Mon Island, a restaurant in Fair Haven with his mother, Eulita “Tina” Clarke, saying, “That has always been our dream, my mother and me.”
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Maggie Lyon, a practitioner in residence and director of nutrition sciences, comments on the best foods to eat for your body to initiate muscle repair, tissue growth, protein synthesis, and hormone release during sleep.
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Declan Hill, an associate professor of investigations, discusses the latest developments in an investigation into an NBA sports betting scandal and its impact on the integrity of the game.
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Karl Minges, a visiting research scientist in the Department of Population Health and Leadership, discusses the Affordable Care Act as consumers look to enroll in health insurance amid the government shutdown.
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Brian Marks, associate professor of practice in economics and business analytics, discusses the suspension of SNAP benefits for the first time during a government shutdown.
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James Mohs, associate professor of accounting, marketing, and taxation, notes that uncertainty in the U.S. and abroad has rattled markets, making price declines more challenging to achieve.
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Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, was in Washington, D.C., with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal to urge congressional action on sports-betting regulations and to support the launch of Family and Friends of Gamblers (FFOG), a new advocacy group for those affected by gambling addiction.
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Mark Tavern, assistant professor of practice in music industry, discusses the nominations for this year’s Grammy Awards.
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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses how several people became sick after opening a suspicious package at Joint Base Andrews, and the difficulty in finding who sent it.
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AV is the first institution on the world to received approval from the Saudi government to establish a new international campus in Riyadh.
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Ganesh Balasubramanian, associate professor of mechanical and electrical engineering, wrote an opinion piece on the defunding of the National Science Foundation for universities and colleges, stating, "The question isn’t whether we can afford to fund research training through NSF; it is whether we can afford not to."
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Jan Jones, associate professor of practice in hospitality and tourism management, comments that, "When it comes to burger joints, there is a real over-saturation. People have so many dining options to choose from. There’s also a movement to healthier food options beyond burgers."
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Kenneth Gray, a professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, comments on the Trump administration's use of the National Guard to support law enforcement in cities with a high crime rate.
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Rosemary Briglia ’88 MBA was elected as one of eight new Corporators during Thomaston Savings Bank’s 2025 Annual Meeting.
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Clint Haverkampf ’06, ’08 was promoted to Assistant Chief of the Guilford Fire Department and is a member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Program.
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Daniel Maxwell, professor of practice in criminal justice, discusses how the elderly can easily become targets of scams and why seniors should be on the lookout for these types of schemes.
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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses an alleged terror plot that was uncovered by the FBI after court documents were unsealed, as law enforcement made arrests.
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James Mohs, associate professor of accounting, finance, and taxation, comments on Elon Musk’s potential new compensation package
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Hao Sun, assistant professor of chemistry, was recognized as a Rising Star in Polymer Science 2025 by the Polymer Journal.
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Bobby McDonald, assistant professor of practice in criminal justice, discusses the importance of having situational awareness when attending events to keep yourself and others safe.
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AV announced it has received approval to establish an international branch campus in Saudi Arabia for the Fall 2026 semester, stating, 'We are excited to help create bright futures for generations of deserving Saudi students.'
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Bobby McDonald, assistant professor of practice in criminal justice, comments on the Secret Service’s challenges to secure presidential properties, as the agency continues to evolve and review safety measures.
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Kenneth Gray, a professor of practice in criminal justice and homeland security, discusses how the FBI stopped an alleged terrorist plot in Michigan, and how Al-Qaida and ISIS are still recruiting people to their cause.
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Patrick Gourley, professor of economics, comments on how using AI allows airlines to apply dynamic pricing and personalize it based on an analysis of a consumer's behavior.
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Paul Lavoie, vice president of innovation and applied technology, says that 'What we're looking at is a center of excellence with a subscription model, treating academia as an extension of companies' R&D departments. The objective is to help industry innovate and grow, and along the way, we'll meet ours: to make sure students get jobs and that we're providing value back to the industry.'
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Kenneth Gray, a professor of practice in criminal justice and homeland security, discusses scammers still being at large after an Uber driver was shot last year by the man who was being scammed.