In the Media: October 2025

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The New Yorker: The Sports-Betting Disaster

Declan Hill, an associate professor of investigations, says integrity monitors have much more difficulty spotting suspicious activity during major sporting events when six-figure bets are placed.

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Daily Mail UK: The NBA Mafia betting scandal is the tip of the iceberg. Now match-fixing expert speaks on wider web of sports shame... and who it implicates: 'Dancing with the devil'

Declan Hill, an associate professor of investigations, comments that after a federal investigation into an NBA gambling scheme, 'The nexus between sports gambling and US sports leagues means they are dancing with the devil. If anyone thinks this is an exception or the only league being affected by similar issues, they're living in a dream world.'

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Fox 5 Washington, D.C.: DMV Zone: October 23, 2025

Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses a video that was just released by the FBI of a suspect who planted a pipe bomb at the DNC and RNC headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 2021.

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CBC News Canada - Hanomansing Tonight Toronto: NBA Gambling Arrests

Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, discusses a federal investigation into a gambling scheme that includes an NBA player and coach, and four of the five known mafia families in New York City. Hill also commented on the integrity of sports since gambling was legalized.

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ABC News Australia: NBA Fixing

Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, discusses a federal investigation into a gambling scheme that includes an NBA player and coach and four of the five known mafia families in New York City. He also commented on how athletes can easily become gambling addicts.

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WICC 600 AM CT Today With Paul Pacelli - A Sports Betting Scandal

Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, discusses a federal investigation into a gambling scheme that includes an NBA player and coach and four of the five known mafia families in New York City. He also commented on how athletes can easily become gambling addicts. (Starts at 14:42)

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BBC News: NBA Stars Arrested in Illegal Gambling Crackdown

Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, discusses a federal investigation into a gambling scheme, that includes an NBA player and coach and four of the five known mafia families in New York City. He also commented on how athletes can easily become gambling addicts.

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Fox News San Jose: Amazon unveils new AI technology to improve delivery efficiency

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 more companies are looking to automation through the use of artificial intelligence, creating new roles for employees.

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Newsweek: AWS ‘Returned to Normal Operations’ After Major Outage

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, comments that, 'artificial intelligence helps predict and respond to disruptions, but it’s not a silver bullet.'

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CBS News Radio: Covert Action in Venezuela

Kenneth Gray, a professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the Trump administration’s announcement of the CIA’s covert operations in Venezuela, noting that this contradicts the intention of the action.

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NBC Connecticut: Historic Peace Summit

Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the historic peace summit in Egypt, as a ceasefire agreement has been signed by leaders in the Middle East and President Donald Trump. (part 1 of 2)

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NBC Connecticut: Historic Peace Summit

Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the historic peace summit in Egypt, as a ceasefire agreement has been signed by leaders in the Middle East and President Donald Trump. (part 2 of 2)

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The Daily Nutmeg: This Week in New Haven (October 13 - 19)

Co-presented by the COASTS Program at the University of New Haven, the Canal Dock Boathouse hosts researchers from NOAA’s Milford Lab for a discussion of 'how studying the health of natural oyster populations can guide restoration planning and support sustainable aquaculture in the Long Island Sound.'

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CBIA: Bus Tour Highlights Connecticut Manufacturing

The CBIA Foundation is celebrating Manufacturing Month with a unique bus tour designed to raise awareness about the sector’s economic importance and its world-class workforce, including a stop at the University of New Haven.

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WICC 600 AM Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: October 7th Massacre

Howard Stoffer, professor of national and homeland security, discusses the two-year mark of the October 7th, massacre carried out by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas that took the lives of at least 1,219 people and led to the taking of 251 hostages, most of them Israeli civilians.

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NBC Connecticut: Government Shutdown Continues

Brian Marks, associate professor of practice in economics and business analytics, discusses the ongoing government shutdown and the likelihood that unpaid federal employees will seek other employment opportunities.

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WalletHub: Ask the Experts

James Mohs, associate professor of accounting, finance, and taxation, offers advice on how consumers can effectively organize their budgets and finances.