In the Media: January 2026

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Kenneth Gray, a professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses how a review board will examine the events in Minneapolis, where an ICE officer fatally shot a woman.

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John Rosen, an adjunct professor of economics and business analytics, discusses whether the price of gas would be affected if the U.S. impounds oil taken from Venezuela.

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Vahid Behzadan, associate professor of cybersecurity, data science, and computer and electrical engineering, director of the SAIL Lab, and co-founder of the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Alliance, discusses how X’s Grok AI tool can digitally undress adults and children in pictures online, creating explicit images without consent in just seconds.

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John Rosen, an adjunct professor of economics and business analytics, discusses the reasons for people moving out of Connecticut, saying, in part, it's due to the cost of living and jobs

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Patricia Crouse, a practitioner in residence of public administration, comments on a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit filed against Connecticut and 22 other states that have refused to turn over voter registration data.

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John DeCarlo, professor and director of the Master’s Program in Criminal Justice, comments that best practices for any police department with cash-based funds should include written policies on conducting independent audits, segregating financial duties, and surprise cash counts.

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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Venezuela on drug trafficking charges. In this in-depth interview, Gray discusses the possibility of the U.S. going into Mexico and Colombia, as the drug cartels in those countries have been declared Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the Trump administration.

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Paul Januszewski, a practitioner-in-residence in paramedicine and director of the Online Paramedicine Completion Program, discusses a requirement that firefighters have a valid driver’s license in the state where they work.

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Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, international affairs, national security, and political science, comments on a possible ceasefire in Ukraine, as Russia has taken massive losses in personnel and equipment.

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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, national security, and criminal justice, discusses the law enforcement operation by the U.S. to capture Nicholas Maduro and his wife in Venezuela to bring criminal charges of drug trafficking against them.

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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses a crash involving a stolen Hyundai Elantra and says this specific model with a key ignition is vulnerable and that there is a manufacturer fix.

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Shayok Mukhopadhyay, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, discusses the need to expand the number of charging stations across the state as more electric vehicles are on the road.

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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the charges in an American court facing former President of Venezuela Nicholas Maduro and his wife for leading a criminal drug-trafficking organization, after being captured by a U.S. counterterrorism unit.

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Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, international affairs, national security, and political science, discusses the United States' decision to remove Nicholas Maduro and his wife from Venezuela to face charges for leading a criminal drug-trafficking organization.

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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the charges in an American court facing former President of Venezuela Nicholas Maduro and his wife for leading a criminal drug-trafficking organization.

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Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, international affairs, national security, and political science, comments, 'I think that the 'coalition of the willing' is the greatest success of Ukrainian foreign policy since the start of the war.'

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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the charges in an American court facing former President of Venezuela Nicholas Maduro and his wife for leading a criminal drug-trafficking organization.

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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the charges in an American court facing former President of Venezuela Nicholas Maduro and his wife for leading a criminal drug-trafficking organization.

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Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, international affairs, national security, and political science, discusses the United States' decision to remove Nicholas Maduro and his wife from Venezuela to face charges for leading a criminal drug-trafficking organization.

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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, likens the arrest of the former President of Venezuela to Operation Just Cause, during the invasion of Panama, when Manuel Noriega was seized and taken to the United States for trial in 1990.

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Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, international affairs, national security, and political science, discusses the United States' decision to remove Nicholas Maduro and his wife from Venezuela to face charges for leading a criminal drug-trafficking organization.

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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the charges in an American court facing former President of Venezuela Nicholas Maduro and his wife for leading a criminal drug-trafficking organization, after being captured by the U.S. counterterrorism unit.

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Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses a potential New Year’s Eve attack that was thwarted by the FBI after the suspect posted videos online.

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James Mohs, associate professor of accounting, marketing, and taxation, discusses the latest increase in Connecticut’s minimum wage and the impact it will have on small businesses, as the cost of goods and services continues to rise.

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Olena Lennon, a practitioner-in-residence in national and homeland security, discusses the ongoing Russian propaganda campaign against Ukraine in an effort to derail peace negotiations.

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John Rosen, an adjunct professor of economics and business analytics, discusses Connecticut's increase in the minimum wage, which now ranks among the highest in the nation.

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James Mohs, associate professor of accounting, marketing, and taxation, comments on how cities determine the mill rate for property tax.