In the Media: June 2026

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Janet Jensen ’17 Hon. discusses the $4 million gift she made to the University to support the establishment of the Jensen Community Center for Applied Justice as well as the development of survivor-center initiatives to combat human trafficking that can be scaled and shared nationwide. President Frederiksen spoke in the video piece about the impact of Ms. Jensen’s generosity.

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Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, international affairs, national security, and political science, discusses the latest on the wars in Ukraine and Iran.

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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, was among the speakers as Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed new regulations impacting kids’ use of social media and AI. “The bill the governor is about to sign is, in my opinion, the most thoughtful piece of AI legislation I have seen from any state in this country. It does not freeze technology in place. It establishes something that we have been missing – accountability without paralysis.”

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Brian Marks, associate professor of practice in economics and business analytics, in discussing higher fuel costs, said, “The war can end tomorrow, and it’s not like we can flip a switch and see gasoline prices revert back to pre-war pricing.”

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The University is partnering with FORGE and NextMinds, formerly the Connecticut Invention Convention, to help students commercialize their inventions, and to offer student inventors tuition-free education. The idea was conceived by Paul Lavoie, vice president of innovation, corporate partnerships & career success.

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The University of New Haven received a $5 million grant from the Community Investment 2030 program to support the development of the University’s Elevation Center in a 133,000 square foot former commercial space adjacent to campus.

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Between pursuing her graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling and working as a middle school paraprofessional, Deanna Maltese ’27 M.A., has found time to set up her own small cottage bakery, called Dee's Dough, from her Monroe home.

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Saul Factor ’96 MBA was appointed by to its Board of Directors. Factor brings more than three decades of pharmacy, distribution, and global sourcing leadership, including his tenure as President of Global Sourcing and Generics at McKesson Corporation, the largest pharmaceutical distributor in the United States

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Amy Merchant ’90 M.A. was promoted to senior vice president and director of employee total rewards at the Arrow Financial Group. She has been with the company for 25 years.