Daniel J. May, vice president for academic affairs at the University of Findlay in Ohio, has been named provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of New Haven. May, who will join UNH this summer, was the unanimous choice of the search committee.

Partnership with West Haven Public Schools will also provide college preparation programs for middle school and high school students.

Anita Hill, who made national headlines in 1991 when she testified before Congress that Clarence Thomas, then a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, had made sexually inappropriate comments toward her when he was her supervisor, will speak at UNH.

The Friends of the UNH Library will host a presentation by Peter Massey on new advances in forensic science and technology at crime scenes.

Retired Justice Barry Schaller of the Connecticut Supreme Court, the author of a new book about veterans and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), will speak at the University of New Haven on Feb. 20 at 11 a.m.

UNH has received a grant of nearly $75,000 from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) to purchase equipment to be used to train paramedics.

A two-year, $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow UNH, Yale and the New Haven Police Department to establish a “command college” leadership school.

Vincent Woods of Amnesty International will speak about the organization’s ongoing efforts to promote human rights in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 12:15 p.m. in Meeting Room A&B in Bartels Hall.

UNH students are gaining real-world experience living in the Allingtown Firehouse. “Living here has reinforced my dream of being a professional in the fire service,” said Scott McGuire, president of the UNH EMS Club.

Retired Justice Barry Schaller of the Connecticut Supreme Court, the author of a new book about veterans and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), will speak at UNH on Oct. 31 from 10:50 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.

The number of attacks on U.S. embassies and consulates around the world has decreased since 2006, but the attacks are deadlier, according to a new study released by the ISVG.

The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science at the University of New Haven is sponsoring the 21st Annual Arnold Markle Symposium in Dodds Theater on the UNH main campus, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, on Oct. 8 and 9.

Dr. Michael J. Jenkins on the community problem-solving (CPS) era of policing. He will present research on the Boston, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Newark police departments.

The University of New Haven Center for Advanced Policing will host a weeklong, intensive executive-level training program on innovations in police management Aug. 6 – 10, 2012. The course is designed for chiefs of police and command staff. The theme of the course is learning from and implementing findings from police research.

On Tuesday, August 14, the 16 students who are taking part in the President’s Public Service Fellowship program will share their experiences spending the summer volunteering at nonprofit and government agencies in West Haven and New Haven.

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Taipei Times, March 20, 2013: Former Taiwanese vice president Annette Lu yesterday urged the government to relaunch an investigation into a shooting attack on herself and then-president Chen Shui-bian, one day before the 2004 presidential election. UNH's Dr. Henry C. Lee contributed to the investigation.

New Haven Independent, March 18, 2013: Fifteen New Haven police officers recently promoted to detectives will devote three weeks of specialized training at the new "command college" initiated at UNH.

WVIT NBC, March 14, 2013 [VIDEO]: Associate professor and former police chief John DeCarlo discusses why Hondas are a popular target for auto theft.

WQUN, March 14, 2013 [AUDIO]: Mario Gaboury, dean of the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science, discusses the effects of trauma on first responders and victims of crime.

Record-Journal, March 4, 2013: UNH graduate student Glenn Dube, who is pursuing a master's in fire science, is part of a trend where certain fire departments offer tuition reimbursement to working firefighters pursuing degrees in a fire-related field.

The Day, March 3, 2013: UNH associate professor and former police chief John DeCarlo discusses changes to a 1999 CT law requiring police to record descriptive information of drivers when making traffic stops. Says Decarlo, "...[T]he goal is to get it right and provide the State of Connecticut two tools: first, to allow us to find out if there's some kind of systemic racial profiling happening, and secondly to allow us to give police chiefs a method to use as an early warning system, so if they become cognizant of an issue of racial profiling, they will have a method to head it off before it becomes an issue organizationally or individually for particular police officers."

Security Management, March 1, 2013: UNH associate vice president for research and special programs at UNH Richard Ward reviews "Foundations of Homeland Security: Law and Policy" by Martin J. Alperen.

New Haven Register, March 1, 2013: UNH and the West Haven, Conn. school district announced a major partnership that offers half-tuition scholarships to West Haven High graduates admitted to UNH. This article appeared on page 1 of the Register.

NBC Connecticut, February 28, 2013 [VIDEO]: UNH and the West Haven school district announced a major partnership offering 50% tuition scholarships for West Haven High School graduates who have been admitted to UNH.

WTIC Fox CT, February 28, 2013 [VIDEO]: UNH and the West Haven school district announced a major partnership offering 50% tuition scholarships for West Haven High School graduates who have been admitted to UNH.

The Register-Citizen, February 28, 2013: The legislative tenure of Mike Lawlor, UNH associate professor and CT undersecretary for the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division is mentioned in a profile on Garvin Ambrose, Connecticut's new Victim Advocate.

WTNH, February 28, 2013 [VIDEO]: UNH associate professor Mike Lawlor, who is also the Governor's Criminal Justice Advisor, comments on the reduction of state police at CT casinos on tribal lands.

Yale Daily News, February 28, 2013: UNH lecturer Peter Massey gave a talk on recent advances in forensic science at Peterson Library.

New Haven Register, February 24, 2013: UNH associate professor and former police chief John DeCarlo was one of several threat assessment experts asked how preliminary analyses of imminent threats such as the Sandy Hook shooting could be applied in future cases. Law enforcement officials have to build a case based on probable cause when there is a non-imminent threat, he says.

Stamford Advocate, February 23, 2013: UNH professor Michael Jenkins provides analysis on why a 2008 SWAT raid in Easton, Conn. went wrong, resulting in federal civil rights claims against five towns. "A SWAT position...requires the ability to assess a situation and make swift decisions. Lives depend on it," he says.

New Scientist, February 21, 2013: A number of forensic science experts, including UNH's Henry C. Lee, was asked to assess how crime scene analysis is likely to proceed at Oscar Pistorius's home. Pistorius is a key suspect in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

WCBS, February 20, 2013 [AUDIO]: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. UNH President Steven H. Kaplan says Shays can provide students with an exposure to his first-hand experience in high levels of government.

WTNH, February 20, 2013 [VIDEO][2]: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. UNH President Steven H. Kaplan says Shays can provide students with an exposure to his first-hand experience in high levels of government.

WVIT, February 20, 2013 [VIDEO][3]: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. UNH President Steven H. Kaplan says Shays can provide students with an exposure to his first-hand experience in high levels of government.

WCTX, February 20, 2013 [VIDEO]: Stanley Konesky, criminal justice adjunct at the University of New Haven, discusses juvenile delinquency remediation.

WTNH, February 20, 2013 [VIDEO]: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. UNH President Steven H. Kaplan says Shays can provide students with an exposure to his first-hand experience in high levels of government.

WNPR-WPKT, February 20, 2013 [AUDIO]: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. UNH President Steven H. Kaplan says Shays can provide students with an exposure to his first-hand experience in high levels of government.

New Haven Register, February 19, 2013: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. Philip Bartels, Chairman of the UNH Board of Governors brought Shays to the attention of the University. Shays will be involved in courses at the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences and in the colleges of Business and Arts and Sciences in both public policy and public administration.

New Haven Independent, February 18, 2013: Nineteen New Haven police sargeants recently graduated from “Command College,” the creation of the New Haven police department and UNH. Former police chief and UNH professor John DeCarlo was one of the architects of the Command College curriculum.

New Haven Register, February 15, 2013: A new wave of recently-promoted New Haven police sergeants graduated from the department’s inaugural command college and leadership school program. The program was formed with the assistance of UNH and is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, said UNH Associate Professor of Criminal Justice John DeCarlo, who helped organize the program.

Stan Simpson Show, February 9, 2013 [VIDEO]: UNH associate professor and former police chief John DeCarlo talks about Project Longevity, an initiative aimed at building a partnership between community members, service organizations and law enforcement to deter homicides and shootings in Connecticut.

Huffington Post, February 4, 2013 [VIDEO]: William Tafoya, head of the National Security Program at UNH, is interviewed about recent activity by the Internet activist group Anonymous who claimed responsibility for the apparent hack of a U.S. government website on Feb. 3.

Connecticut Post, January 29, 2013: Just days after a video of a vicious beating by Bridgeport police drew 80,000 viewers on YouTube, NAACP leaders are calling for the arrest and firing of the three cops involved, while lawyers for the apparent victim filed a $1 million lawsuit. John DeCarlo, associate professor of criminal justice at UNH and Branford's former police chief, said he believes the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI will investigate the incident.

UK Daily Mail, January 28, 2013: UNH's Henry C. Lee is mentioned as one of many forensic experts who investigated the Casey Anthony murder case. Since her acquittal in 2011, Anthony has been sued by creditors, including a search and rescue organization.

New Haven Independent, January 28, 2013: Joseph Marini, one of 15 New Haven public school seniors accepted into UNH as a full-time student through UNH's Outstanding High School Senior Program, is featured. UNH admissions counselor Monique Bolt assisted Marini with planning his schedule.

Huffington Post, January 27, 2013: UNH's Henry C. Lee is mentioned in a timeline overview of the JonBenet Ramsey case.

Connecticut Mirror, January 25, 2013: An analysis of Connecticut schools in the aftermath of Newtown reveals variations in safety protocols. Among the private colleges, UNH is one of four that has armed guards.

Connecticut Post, January 24, 2013: UNH professor Wayne Sandford is part of the 16-member Sandy Hook Advisory Commission that listened to testimony at its first meeting on January 24.

USA Today, January 23, 2013: UNH professor Wayne Sandford is part of a newly-created state commission looking for recommendations to prevent gun violence and improve school safety. The commission will meet for the first time this month.

Hartford Business Journal, January 22, 2013: UNH has received a $75,000 grant to purchase equipment to train paramedics.The funding, from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA), will fund the purchase of high-fidelity simulators, which are computerized interactive life-sized manikins.

Hartford Courant, January 21, 2013: UNH associate professor and former police chief John DeCarlo has been assisting Hartford law enforcement by conducting research for Project Longevity, a program that aims to reduce violent crime. The program was first launched in New Haven in November 2012 and is expected to be implemented across Connecticut's larger cities.

Hartford Business Journal, January 21, 2013: UNH has received a grant of nearly $75,000 from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority to purchase equipment to be used to train paramedics. The grant will fund the purchase of high-fidelity simulators, which are computerized interactive life-sized manikins.

Register-Citizen, January 18, 2013: UNH professors John Decarlo and Peter Valentin discuss how cellphone technology can help solve crimes.

WNPR, January 15, 2013 [AUDIO]: UNH associate professor and former police chief John DeCarlo participates in a roundtable about guns with current and former police officers.

Eclipse Magazine, January 14, 2013: UNH's Henry C. Lee comments on the upcoming PBS special "How Sherlock Holmes Changed The World," about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional character and his impact on forensics. "Sherlock Holmes is the grandfather of forensic science," says Lee.

New Haven Register, January 12, 2013: UNH associate professor and former Branford police chief John DeCarlo comments on Hamden's digital forensics lab.

New Haven Register, January 10, 2013: About 460 students from the West Haven School district participated in "Class at the Court," a day-long visit to UNH which emphasized language skills, science and math.

CNN Transcripts, January 10, 2013: UNH's Henry C. Lee discusses blood evidence at the scene of the Jodi Arias murder case.

WTIC, January 9, 2013 [VIDEO]: UNH professor and former chief of police (Branford, CT) John DeCarlo comments on the success of New Haven's community policing strategies.

TV Broadway World, January 8, 2013: A two-hour special about the world's most legendary fictional detective - Sherlock Holme - will reveal for the first time the astonishing impact that Holmes has had on the development of real criminal investigation and forensic techniques. Says UNH's Henry C. Lee, "Sherlock Holmes is the grandfather of forensic science. Today when I go to a crime scene I use his logic, his method of deduction."

New Haven Register, December 29, 2012: UNH associate professor John DeCarlo will serve as primary investigator of a “command college” for executive police officers funded by a $350,000 U.S. Department of Justice Office grant.

CNN Headline News (HLN) - Nancy Grace, December 28, 2012 [VIDEO]: UNH's Henry C. Lee analyzes apparent blood and footprints discovered around Isabel Celis' home in a possible major break in the case.

Epoch Times, December 26, 2012: UNH associate professor James Cassidy says it has been difficult to determine the true story behind the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy because so many details seem to change. "Clearly there’s some element that [the shooter's] mental health played a role. How exactly it played a role is unclear at the moment.”

Connecticut Post, December 23, 2012: UNH personnel Mark Morton, an electrical engineering lab supervisor, and Peter Valentin, a forensics expert, comment on areas of interest to state investigators now probing the causes of the Sandy Hook school massacre. Computers, online gaming sites and other peripheral items may contain useful information.

WTIC Fox 61, December 23, 2012 [VIDEO]: UNH dean of criminal justice and forensic science Mario Gaboury, appearing on the weekly news program "The Real Story," talks about how to assist survivors of the Sandy Hook school massacre.

Hartford Courant, December 21, 2012: UNH assistant professor Tracy Tamborra comments on the NRA's recent responses to the Newtown school massacre. "I don't think their reasoning is specious," she says, but adds "there is something philosophically problematic about the need to have guns in our schools to protect children."

New Haven Register, December 20, 2012: UNH professor William Tafoya, a retired FBI agent with expertise in criminal profiling, profiles Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza. Says Tafoya “My instinct is that he was planning a strategy long before, and this was not a spur of the moment decision to do this.”

New Haven Register, December 20, 2012: UNH's Henry C. Lee, John DeCarlo and Peter Valentin talk about the methods of analysis that investigators of the Newtown massacre are likely to pursue.

Fire Chief, December 20, 2012: A photo essay on the UNH students who live at the Allingtown firehouse. More than 25 UNH students are volunteer firefighters and supplement West Haven’s existing personnel.

New Haven Register, December 20, 2012: Mario Gaboury, dean of the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at UNH, says that everyone will deal differently with their experience of the Newtown tragedy and suggests a few ways to help further recovery.

New Haven Independent, December 19, 2012: A $350,000 federal grant will help UNH, Yale and the city of New Haven on a new leadership and crime-fighting training program for top cops from around the country. UNH associate professor John DeCarlo and others predicted the first-of-its-kind program will become a new national model for advanced training of police leaders.

WVIT, December 17, 2012 [VIDEO]: A two-year, $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow the University of New Haven, Yale University, and the New Haven Police Department to establish a “command college” leadership school.

WFSB, December 18, 2012: A two-year, $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow the University of New Haven, Yale University, and the New Haven Police Department to establish a “command college” leadership school.

Daily News Los Angeles, December 18, 2012: Investigators of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre are entering their fifth day of a probe that is likely to shape national policy. "I think, because of the magnitude of the case, we're looking at a series of events that will change national policy," said John DeCarlo, a former Branford police chief who's now a UNH associate professor. "I think the FBI and ... the government are going to be looking for much more." Detectives after leaving the scene must sometimes go back to find answers to new questions, said Peter Valentin, a veteran crime scene investigator and a UNH forensic science professor.

Christian Science Monitor, December 15, 2012: UNH professor James Cassidy discusses what may shape a national conversation in the wake of the Sandy Hook school tragedy.

WVIT NBC 30 Connecticut, December 14, 2012 [VIDEO]: UNH's Dr. Henry C. Lee is inducted into the New Haven Police Department as the department's lead forensic consultant.

New Haven Independent, December 14, 2012: UNH's Dr. Henry C. Lee will join the New Haven Police Department as lead forensic consultant. "One of the great jewels of the state of Connecticut is Dr. Lee," said New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman.

WTNH, December 14, 2012 [VIDEO]: UNH professor and former state trooper Peter Valentin is interviewed about handling active crime scenes such as the one at Sandy Hook school.

Boston Globe, December 14, 2012: UNH's Henry C. Lee will be inducted as the New Haven police department's lead forensic consultant. Lee was head of the Connecticut state police crime lab from 1978 to 2000 and the state's public safety commissioner from 1998 to 2000.

NBC Connecticut, December 13, 2012: UNH's Henry C. Lee will become the lead forensic consultant to the New Haven Police Department.

New Haven Register, December 13, 2012: Visiting police departments like that of Spokane, Wash. are taking note of the effectiveness of New Haven's model of community policing. UNH professor John DeCarlo describes the model as "a partnership between stakeholders in the community and the police department."

New Haven Register, December 12, 2012: UNH's Dr. Henry C. Lee spoke at Gavetway Community College about about his work and teen gun violence. According to Lee, 59.1 percent of slayings in the United States stem from robberies.

Record-Journal, December 9, 2012: UNH associate professor and former police chief John DeCarlo comments on the indictment of a Meriden police officer on brutality and obstruction charges. The officer in question turned down a plea bargain that could have helped end a highly publicized 18-month ordeal but also would have removed any chance of clearing his name in court and continuing a career in law enforcement. DeCarlo said police officers should be of “good moral character” that extends beyond an absence of criminal convictions.

Fire Engineering, December 7, 2012: Six UNH fire science students are living in an actual firehouse as a real-world component of their education. "Living here has reinforced my dream of being a professional in the fire service," says senior Scott P. McGuire, who is also president of the UNH EMS Club.

The Guardian, December 6, 2012: UNH's Dr. Henry Lee's role in using DNA testing to prove a Louisiana inmate innocent of a crime for which he served 15 years is highlighted. Damon Thibodeaux was the 300th prisoner in the U.S. to be freed as a result of DNA testing and one of 18 exonerated from death row.

Hartford Courant, November 30, 2012: The Connecticut's forensic laboratory's appointment of a nationally recognized forensic scientist who is also an experienced manager promises to restore the lab to the preeminent position it once enjoyed under UNH's Henry C. Lee.

Hartford Courant, November 27, 2012: Project Longevity, an initiative aimed at building a partnership between community members, service organizations and law enforcement to deter homicides and shootings was launched in Connecticut with the help of researchers from UNH. Associate professor and CT Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Michael Lawlor said the state legislature approved $500,000 for "Focus Deterrence" last spring that has helped fund Project Longevity's initial research.

Record Journal, November 27, 2012: State and federal officials Tuesday unveiled a new approach to gun violence in Connecticut — warn groups like gangs and drug crews of the legal consequences, but also offer potential offenders a way out. The plan is targeted at larger cities, but UNH professor and CT undersecretary for criminal justice policy Mike Lawlor says smaller cities could benefit in the future.

New Haven Independent, November 27, 2012: UNH professor John DeCarlo assisted in laying the groundwork of Project Longevity, an initiative to reduce gang violence in Connecticut's cities.

Cruise Law News, November 18, 2012: One of the problems of crimes committed on the high seas is that they fall into a jurisdictional "no-man's land." UNH's Henry C. Lee was consulted In the case of new groom George Smith, who disappeared during his honeymoon in the Mediterranean.

Meriden Record-Journal, November 15, 2012: An investigation paid for by the city of Meriden, Conn. found no evidence of nepotism or undue influence within the Police Department, but some are calling that conclusion into question after the police chief’s son was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on allegations of police brutality. UNH professor John DeCarlo a former police chief, said any sanctions against the chief would depend on the investigation.

CNN Headline News (HLN) - Nancy Grace, November 2, 2012: UNH's Henry C. Lee appeared on CNN's Nancy Grace to discuss his part in the investigation of 26-year-old George Smith, who died on his honeymoon aboard a cruise ship in the Mediterranean.

CNN Headline News (HLN) - Nancy Grace, November 2, 2012 [VIDEO]: UNH's Dr. Henry C. Lee was was contacted as a forensics expert in the disappearance of George Smith, a young groom who disappeared during a honeymoon cruise.

Homeland 1, November 1, 2012: UNH professor John DeCarlo, an advocate of predictive policing, notes that data mining has great potential to predict crime, crime hot spots and criminal trends. He sees the same potential in using big data that retailers have observed.

CNN Headline News (HLN) - Nancy Grace, October 24, 2012: UNH's Henry C. Lee offers some initial analysis of the Jessica Ridgeway adbuction and murder case of Westminster, Colorado.

NBC CT 30, October 10, 2012: A dorm fire simulation will be conducted at UNH to demonstrate how quickly fires can spread.

Record-Journal, October 3, 2012: UNH professor John DeCarlo comments on whether self-defnese may have played a role in the Meriden, Conn. double stabbing of two teens which left one dead and the other wounded.

White Plains Daily Voice, October 4, 2012: UNH professor John DeCarlo was part of a four-member panel that assessed the actions of the White Plains, NY police department in the shooting death of a 68-year-old man.

TMCnet.com, October 4, 2012: UNH professor John DeCarlo comments on new methods of data collection used by law enforcement. "Big Data has great potential to predict crime, crime hot spots, and criminal trends." he says. "When we look at technologies like criminal path mapping and predictive policing, we begin to see the same potential in using Big Data that retailers have observed."

Miami Diario, October 2, 2012: UNH's Henry C. Lee, one of the most prestigious forensic scientists in the world, will be the guest speaker at the inaugural event of the series And Justice for All North Campus of Miami Dade College (MDC).

Yahoo! Finance Canada, September 19, 2012: While Mexico's drug-related violence may appear to be a disincentive to foreign investment, its economy has become an under-the-radar economic juggernaut. According to UNH professor George Haley, "Corruption is the greater problem."

Record-Journal, August 31, 2012: In the week following a double homicide in New Haven, police struggled to turn up leads or tips from the public. John DeCarlo, UNH assistant professor of criminal justice and former Branford police chief, said police investigations become much tougher without the community’s help. He said police across the country encounter the same problem.

TV Prato, August 25, 2012: Criminology students arrived in Prato at UNH’s international campus, whose classes will be held at Palazzo Vestri. Local press met them at a welcome party. [In Italian]

New Haven Register, August 13, 2012: UNH has launched a command college seminar for executive-level police officials and plans to expand forward with programing offered for all levels of supervisors. “There’s a dearth of great police schools out there...[on] policing to the next level and how to build legitimacy in the community,” said UNH professor John DeCarlo, a retired Branford, Conn. police chief.

Blog Talk Radio [AUDIO], August 4, 2012: Professor Mario T. Gaboury is interviewed.

WTNH, August 3, 2012 [VIDEO]: Two dozen New Haven teenagers spent the week studying forensic science at UNH as part of a summer program at the Henry Lee Institute. Dr. Lee talked about the importance of getting young people interested in forensics.

100md.com, July 25, 2012: A review of UNH's Dr. Henry C. Lee and Frank Tirnady's new book "Blood Evidence: How DNA Is Revolutionizing the Way We Solve Crimes".

China Daily, July 23, 2012: UNH's Henry C. Lee comments on the recent shooting rampage that killed 12 people in a movie theater in Colorado. People generally pay more attention to international terrorism, says Lee, but focus less on domestic terrorism. The most serious problem among the young people in the United States is the lack of good moral education, he adds.

Newburyport Daily News, July 18, 2012: Thomas Fowler '92 B.S. is the new chief of police for Salisbury, Mass. After 18 months of turmoil surrounding the Salisbury Police Department, Fowler says it was imperative to rebuild the public’s trust in the department. He was the former deputy chief in Branford, Conn., where he says predictive policing was very successful and can be equally effective in Salisbury.

The Washington Times, July 16, 2012: UNH's Henry C. Lee was part of a panel convened by then-Massachussetts governor Mitt Romney as the first step in crafting a death penalty law that Romney hoped would be a "gold standard for the death penalty in the modern scientific age."

New Haven Register, July 12, 2012: Thirty educators from across the country gathered at UNH this week to learn the latest techniques in teaching forensic science. With more and more school districts adding forensic science classes to the curriculum, UNH offers a one-week summer course to provide educators with methods and activities that help teach the topic to elementary, middle and high school students. [This article also appeared in Forensic Magazine on 7/15/12]

CNN Headline News (HLN) - Nancy Grace, July 11, 2012: UNH's Dr. Henry Lee was interviewed by HLN's Nancy Grace on the details of a 29-year-old social studies teacher murdered in her own home. [This transcript also appeared on CNN.com]

Valley Independent Sentinel, July 10, 2012: UNH professor and former chief of police John DeCarlo comments on the use of GPS devices to gather data on suspects without necessarily following them. Most police departments in Connecticut do not have the manpower to provide 24-hour physical surveillance of a suspect, he says.

Hartford Courant, July 5, 2012: UNH professor and former Branford chief of police John DeCarlo is part of a seven-member panel set to appoint Hartford's next police chief.

The Christian Post, July 4, 2012: UNH's Henry C. Lee is quoted in a new book by Jose Baez, who represented Casey Anthony. Dr. Lee was consulted at the time regarding an odor at the crime scene.

WVIT NBC, March 14, 2013 [VIDEO]: Associate professor and former police chief John DeCarlo discusses why Hondas are a popular target for auto theft.

WQUN, March 14, 2013 [AUDIO]: Mario Gaboury, dean of the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science, discusses the effects of trauma on first responders and victims of crime.

NBC Connecticut, February 28, 2013 [VIDEO]: UNH and the West Haven school district announced a major partnership offering 50% tuition scholarships for West Haven High School graduates who have been admitted to UNH.

WTIC Fox CT, February 28, 2013 [VIDEO]: UNH and the West Haven school district announced a major partnership offering 50% tuition scholarships for West Haven High School graduates who have been admitted to UNH.

WTNH, February 28, 2013 [VIDEO]: UNH associate professor Mike Lawlor, who is also the Governor's Criminal Justice Advisor, comments on the reduction of state police at CT casinos on tribal lands.

WCBS, February 20, 2013 [AUDIO]: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. UNH President Steven H. Kaplan says Shays can provide students with an exposure to his first-hand experience in high levels of government.

WTNH, February 20, 2013 [VIDEO]: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. UNH President Steven H. Kaplan says Shays can provide students with an exposure to his first-hand experience in high levels of government.

WNPR-WPKT, February 20, 2013 [AUDIO]: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. UNH President Steven H. Kaplan says Shays can provide students with an exposure to his first-hand experience in high levels of government.

WTNH, February 20, 2013 [VIDEO][2]: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. UNH President Steven H. Kaplan says Shays can provide students with an exposure to his first-hand experience in high levels of government.

WVIT, February 20, 2013 [VIDEO][3]: Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays is now a distinguished fellow in public service at the University of New Haven. UNH President Steven H. Kaplan says Shays can provide students with an exposure to his first-hand experience in high levels of government.

WCTX, February 20, 2013 [VIDEO]: Stanley Konesky, criminal justice adjunct at the University of New Haven, discusses juvenile delinquency remediation.

Huffington Post, February 4, 2013 [VIDEO]: William Tafoya, head of the National Security Program at UNH, is interviewed about recent activity by the Internet activist group Anonymous who claimed responsibility for the apparent hack of a U.S. government website on Feb. 3.

WTIC, January 9, 2013 [VIDEO]: UNH professor and former chief of police (Branford, CT) John DeCarlo comments on the success of New Haven's community policing strategies.

CNN Headline News (HLN) - Nancy Grace, December 28, 2012 [VIDEO]: UNH's Henry C. Lee analyzes apparent blood and footprints discovered around Isabel Celis' home in a possible major break in the case.

WTIC Fox 61, December 23, 2012 [VIDEO]: UNH dean of criminal justice and forensic science Mario Gaboury, appearing on the weekly news program "The Real Story," talks about how to assist survivors of the Sandy Hook school massacre.

WVIT, December 17, 2012 [VIDEO]: A two-year, $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow the University of New Haven, Yale University, and the New Haven Police Department to establish a “command college” leadership school.

WFSB, December 18, 2012: A two-year, $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow the University of New Haven, Yale University, and the New Haven Police Department to establish a “command college” leadership school.

WTNH, December 14, 2012 [VIDEO]: UNH professor and former state trooper Peter Valentin is interviewed about handling active crime scenes such as the one at Sandy Hook school.

CNN Headline News (HLN) - Nancy Grace, November 2, 2012 [VIDEO]: UNH's Dr. Henry C. Lee was was contacted as a forensics expert in the disappearance of George Smith, a young groom who disappeared during a honeymoon cruise.

CNN Headline News (HLN) - Nancy Grace, October 24, 2012: UNH's Henry C. Lee offers some initial analysis of the Jessica Ridgeway adbuction and murder case of Westminster, Colorado.

NBC CT 30, October 10, 2012: A dorm fire simulation will be conducted at UNH to demonstrate how quickly fires can spread.

TV Prato, August 25, 2012: Criminology students arrived in Prato at UNH’s international campus, whose classes will be held at Palazzo Vestri. Local press met them at a welcome party. [In Italian]

Blog Talk Radio [AUDIO], August 4, 2012: Professor Mario T. Gaboury is interviewed.

WTNH, August 3, 2012 [VIDEO]: Two dozen New Haven teenagers spent the week studying forensic science at UNH as part of a summer program at the Henry Lee Institute. Dr. Lee talked about the importance of getting young people interested in forensics.

CNN Headline News (HLN) - Nancy Grace, July 11, 2012: UNH's Dr. Henry Lee was interviewed by HLN's Nancy Grace on the details of a 29-year-old social studies teacher murdered in her own home. [This transcript also appeared on CNN.com]

New Haven Register, Feburary 5, 2012: Police have worked for years trying to identify a young woman found murdered in East Haven 37 years ago. Henry C. Lee, forensics expert, professor and founder of the University of New Haven Forensic Research Training Center, said technology has changed tremendously in the years since the discovery of East Haven’s Jane Doe, but also cautioned that getting DNA from the remains won’t necessarily solve the mystery.

KyPost.com (KY), January 18, 2012: UNH professsor Henry Lee spoke to over 150 attorneys at the Metropolitan Club in Covington, KY on the increasingly important role of crime labs like the one at the Hamilton County Coroner's Office in Corryville.

WTNH Channel 8, October 14, 2011: UNH's Fire Prevention Week observance included a live fire demonstration of what is called a "burn box," to show how quickly a dorm room can go up in flames.