In the Media: May, 2015
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May 31, 2015 - Washington Times
The University of New Haven is kicking off a campus-wide ban on all tobacco products
with a celebration on Monday. As of June 1 the university is banning and tobacco as
well as electronic cigarettes on its campuses in West Haven and Orange. The policy
applies to all outdoor areas as well as university facilities and university-owned
vehicles.
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May 31, 2015 - University Business Daily
University of New Haven campuses ban smoking, tobacco
As of June 1 the university is banning and tobacco as well as electronic cigarettes
on its campuses in West Haven and Orange. The policy applies to all outdoor areas
as well as university facilities and university-owned vehicles. This story also appeared
on NBC Connecticut.
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May 29, 2015 - Yahoo Finance Singapore
Najaya Royal, who will start at the University of New Haven this fall is featured
as one of a group of high-achieving recent high school students.
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May 29, 2015 - CityLab
Are cities really bastions of tolerance? Research by University of New Haven assistant
professor of sociology Jeffrey Debies-Carl takes a close look at a whether urban tolerance
stems from indifference about one’s neighbors or rather a more conscious acceptance
of different ways of living.
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May 27, 2015 - WNPR
Legal experts joined Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and University of New
Haven's Dr. Henry C. Lee for a panel discussion at the University of New Haven focused
on correcting problems related to the FBI's flawed hair analysis and other forensic
issues leading to a number of wrongful convictions.
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May 27, 2015 - News 12 Connecticut
Senator Richard Blumenthal met with forensic experts at the University of New Haven
to discuss concerns about how police collect physical evidence from crime scenes.
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May 27, 2015 - New Haven Register
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal will seek tighter standards for forensic evidence in
the wake of the U.S. government’s stunning admission that FBI examiners gave flawed
forensic testimony in 96 percent of cases in which hair forensic evidence was used
to secure a conviction, he said Wednesday. Blumenthal and Dr. Henry C. Lee spoke at
a University of New Haven roundtable discussion to discuss the FBI’s admission that
257 people have been wrongly convicted of rape, murder and other violent crimes prior
to 2000, using flawed hair analysis.
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May 24, 2015 - Washington Times
Nathian Dohna '14 is featured for his work with the Department of Children and Families.
This story also appeared in the New Haven Register and The Republic.
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May 22, 2015 - Ninsoo
Mary Miller Offers Advice on the Pursuit of Master's Degrees
Should you get a master's before entering the workforce? Mary Miller of the University
of New Haven's accounting faculty talks about our EMBA program. (Link not aailable)
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May 21, 2015 - West Haven Voice
The West Haven Public School District has launched a new cell phone app that is now
available for free download and will give school families and staff easy access to
information they use on a daily basis. The app is being funded by the University of
New Haven as one of the college's community engagement projects.
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May 21, 2015 - Hartford Courant
In a letter to the Hartford Courant, Roger Kemp, practitioner in residence at the
College of Business suggests the state should help local governments diversify their
revenue sources so they can decrease their reliance on the property tax. This story
was reprinted in CTViewpoints.org (Connecticut Post).
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May 21, 2015 - Hartford Courant
Who's Climbing Connecticut's Career Ladder?
The University of New Haven has named Walter F. Caffey III vice president for enrollment
management. (Link not available)
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May 21, 2015 - WCCT
"Yes Means Yes" Bill Advances
The so-called "yes means yes" bill, designed to combat sexual assault on campus by
requiring active consent before engaging in sexual activity. The University of New
Haven is one of three colleges in the state that already have such a policy in place.
(Link not available)
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May 21, 2015 - New Haven Register
Stephen Spignesi, practitioner in residence of English will discuss his recent book,
"Grover Cleveland’s Rubber Jaw and Other Unusual, Unexpected, Unbelievable but All-True
Facts About America’s Presidents," in the Friends Room of the Hamden Public Library
on June 2.
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May 20, 2015 - New Haven Register
The Greater New Haven branch of the NAACP is hosting an Urban Loan Program Symposium
this Saturday, May 23, at the University of New Haven. The symposium will be held
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bucknall Theater.
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May 20, 2015 - Hartford Courant
The Connecticut State Senate has advanced the so-called "yes means yes" bill, designed
to combat sexual assault on campus by requiring active consent before engaging in
sexual activity. The University of New Haven is one of three colleges in the state
that already have such a policy in place.
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May 20, 2015 - The National Interest
Olena Lennon, adjunct faculty in the political science department explains how the
Ukrainian government's response to the social effects of the Ukraine-Russia conflict
should be tempered by past successes and failures.
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May 20, 2015 - AmericanTowns.com
Sandra Jeknavorian, an assistant professor at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich,
has been selected as the recipient of the distinguished service award in art education
presented by the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts of the University of New Haven.
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May 19, 2015 - CT Mirror
The Connecticut State Senate voted to establish an affirmative-consent threshold in
cases of sexual assault on all college and university campuses in the state. The bill
also requires colleges and universities to advise all students and employees about
the affirmative consent standard, which the University of New Haven already had in
place.
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May 18, 2015 - The Bulletin-Norwich
Sandra Jeknavorian, assistant professor at Three Rivers Community College, has been
selected as the recipient of the distinguished service award in art education presented
by the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts of the University of New Haven.
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May 18, 2015 - New Haven Register
Cara Stein, chief talent officer for NBCUniversal addressed the University of New
Haven’s graduating class at the Spring 2015 Commencement.
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May 18, 2015 - The Bulletin
The University of New Haven's Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts will host its 27th
annual scholarship fundraising gala, La Bella Vita! ArtsBall Italia, from 6 to 11
p.m. June 6 on the college's campus, 84 Lyme St.
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May 18, 2015 - New Haven Register
University of New Haven graduates along with family and friends celebrate the 2015
commencement.
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May 17, 2015 - Hartford Courant
The University of New Haven celebrated two commencement ceremonies and honored 1,337
graduates at the Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford. A separate ceremony
was held Saturday afternoon at the University's Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
for 12 students receiving bachelor of fine arts degrees and one student receiving
a post-baccalaureate certificate.
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May 16, 2015 - The Day
Twelve graduates received Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and one received a post-baccalaureate
certificate from Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts on Saturday. Lyme Academy College
of Fine Arts is a college of the University of New Haven. Its mission is to educate
aspiring artists through a rigorous studio curriculum rooted in figurative and representational
art.
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May 15, 2015 - WTNH
Ground Penetrating Radar in Forensics
Ground penetrating radar provided by the University of New Haven was used to assist
New Britain police identify human remains. Due to copyright issues, video links are
no longer available.
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May 15, 2015 - WTNH
UNH Develops App to Test Phone Data Security
Computer scientists at the University of New Haven are helping people find out if
their phone data has been hacked through a brand new app they've created called "Datapp"
which tests and secures data sent out from smartphones.
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May 15, 2015 - Press Release Rocket
etouches CEO to Receive Honorary Doctorate from the University of New Haven
etouches President and CEO Oni Chukwu will receive an honorary Doctor of Business
Administration at the Spring Commencement of the University of New Haven on Sunday,
May 17th at 10:00 a.m. at the Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut.
Recognized for his successful career in the software industry and his outstanding
contributions to the community, Chukwu will receive the honorary Ph.D. at the ceremony
Sunday where approximately 500 undergraduate degrees will also be awarded. (Link not
available)
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May 14, 2015 - KFMB-TV CBS-8
Etouches CEO to Receive Honorary Doctorate from the University of New Haven
University of New Haven board of governors member and etouches President and CEO,
Oni Chukwu will receive an honorary Doctor of Business Administration at the Spring
Commencement of the University of New Haven on Sunday, May 17th. (Link not available)
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May 14, 2015 - West Haven Voice
The University of New Haven Rotaract Club joined more than 60 volunteers at Notre
Dame's Collins Auditorium in West Haven recently to successfully package 10,000 meals
as part of the "Stop Hunger Now" project.
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May 14, 2015 - PYMNTS.com
A free tool for testing whether data sent from your mobile apps is unencrypted was
designed and released by the University of New Haven's Cyber Forensics Research and
Education Group. Called Datapp, it is a Windows 7 program that essentially turns the
computer on which it is downloaded into a Wi-Fi hotspot. "Our goal was to create a
system where a layman could click a button and see whether the images they’re sending
are encrypted," said Dr. Ibrahim Baggili, assistant professor of computer science
at the University of New Haven.
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May 14, 2015 - Municipal World
Roger Kemp, practitioner in residence at the School of Business explains the benefits
of proactive town-gown practices.
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May 14, 2015 - WAVY
Peter Massey on Ground Penetrating Radar
Pete Massey, a member of the University of New Haven's forensic science faculty, explains
the process by which DNA evidence is processed from the field to the lab. (Link not
available)
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May 14, 2015 - Wall Street Journal
The percentage of African-Americans in U.S. police departments has remained flat since
before the recession, even as police hiring of other minorities has increased, according
to a U.S. Department of Justice survey released Thursday. "The numbers are not so
surprising. We’ve known that this is an issue," said Anne Kringen, a criminal justice
scholar at the University of New Haven. But she said the report doesn’t address why
recruitment has remained stagnant.
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May 14, 2015 - WVBT
Peter Massey on Ground Penetrating Radar
Pete Massey, a member of the University of New Haven's forensic science faculty explains
the process by which DNA evidence is processed from the field to the lab. (Link not
available)
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May 14, 2015 - WTNH.com
Nuclear DNA is how investigators were able to identify six of the seven human remains
found behind a New Britain shopping plaza, with the help of ground-penetrating radar
from the University of New Haven. The Greater New Britain Serial Killer Task Force
called the University to help search the wooded area where the remains were found.
"I would like to think that UNH provided a very helpful service to the task force,"
said Peter Massey, a member of the University of New Haven's forensic science faculty.
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May 13, 2015 - Value Penguin
University of New Haven Criminal Justice - Q&A with Cassidy Yotnakparian
An interview with Cassidy Yotnakparian, a triple major student at the University of
New Haven studying National Security, Criminal Justice, International Justice and
Security/Global Studies and an Arabic Minor.
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May 13, 2015 - Value Penguin
University of New Haven Criminal Justice - Q&A with Elise Lenahan
An interview with Elise Lenahan, a double major in national security and global studies
at the University of New Haven.
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May 13, 2015 - NBC Connecticut
The University of New Haven will prohibit smoking on its West Haven and Orange campuses
starting June 1.
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May 13, 2015 - WTIC Fox CT
[VIDEO] Kristin Elink-Shuurman-Laura on Serial Killers
University of New Haven Ph.D. student Kristin Elink-Schuurman-Laura is interviewed
about serial killer profiles.
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May 13, 2015 - New Haven Register
SCSU's ban on campus smoking will dovetail with similar initiatives at the University
of New Haven and the city of New Haven (at city buildings, parks, playgrounds and
school grounds).
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May 5, 2015 - Yahoo! Food
The University of New Haven is mentioned in a listing of college towns also considered
culinary destinations in and of themselves.
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May13, 2015 - MediaPost
Datapp is a new program developed by the University of New Haven's Cyber Forensics
Research and Education Group to identify vulnerable data on mobile devices. University
of New Haven assistant professor and research group director Ibrahim Baggili says
Datapp can turn any computer into a mobile wireless transmitter which can then interact
with a mobile device and "sniff" the traffic to find unencrypted data.
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May 13, 2015 - Tom's IT Pro
Datapp Finds Social Media Vulnerabilities
A free Windows-based application that identifies security vulnerabilities, particularly
unencrypted data leaking from social media applications, is now available from the
University of New Haven’s Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group (UNHcFREG).
The application, called Datapp, allows users and application developers to test their
Windows apps for security flaws, breaches of privacy and other security vulnerabilities
used in chat, data and other social media applications, said Ibrahim (Abe) Baggili,
assistant professor of computer science and head of the UNHcFREG.
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May 12, 2015 - Techworld Australia
A new free app developed by the University of New Haven's Cyber Forensics Research
and Education Group (UNHcFREG) is designed to show users which of their mobile data
isn’t protected. "Think of it as Wireshark with an access point for dummies," says
Ibrahim Baggili, assistant professor and UNHcFREG’s director.
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May 12, 2015 - NBC-CT 30
[VIDEO] Peter Massey on Ground-Penetrating Radar
Peter Massey, member of the University of New Haven's forensic science faculty describes
the ground-penetrating radar technology that led to the discovery of human remains
linked to several cold cases in New Britain.
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May 12, 2015 - WTNH
[IVIDEO] UNH Students Encourage Recycling as School Year Ends
University of New Haven students have organized a campaign to encourage dorm residents
to recycle items at the end of the year.
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May 12, 2015 - CIO
A new free app developed by University of New Haven's Cyber Forensics Research and
Education Group (UNHcFREG) is designed to show users which of their mobile data isn’t
protected. "Think of it as Wireshark with an access point for dummies," says Ibrahim
Baggili, assistant professor and UNHcFREG’s director. This story also appeared on
multiple news outlets around the world.
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May 12, 2015 - The Bulletin
Painter Susanna Coffey will deliver the address at the Lyme Academy College of Fine
Arts commencement ceremony at 3 p.m. May 16 at the college’s campus, 84 Lyme St.,
Old Lyme. Coffey’s paintings are included in permanent collections at Yale University
Art Gallery, the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, Honolulu Academy of Arts
and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. She and Suzanne Joffray, who has served on the
college’s board of trustees, will receive honorary doctorates at the ceremony.
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May 12, 2015 - eCampus News
Computer scientists from the University of New Haven's Cyber Forensics Research and
Education Group have developed an app to help the public determine whether their phone
data has been breached. Datapp is available for free on the website of the Cyber Forensics
Research and Education Group, known by the acronym "UNHcFREG." "Basically, anyone
who is able to intercept network data can look at unsecured data including photos,
messages and other information," said Roberto Mejia, a master’s candidate in computer
science and lead developer of the app.
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May 12, 2015 - Threat Post
University of New Haven computer scientists have created Datapp, a Windows 7 program
that acts as a Wi-Fi hotspot for a mobile device, monitors HTTP traffic, and returns
information on which mobile data sent from a device is leaving unencrypted. "Our goal
was to create a system where a layman could click a button and see whether the images
they’re sending are encrypted," said Ibrahim Baggili, assistant professor and director
of the University of New Haven’s Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group (cFREG).
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May 11, 2015 - Stamford Advocate
Roger Kemp, practitioner in residence at the College of Business says property tax
is not a fair method of taxation to finance our state's local governments.
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May 11, 2015 - New Haven Register
Computer scientists from the University of New Haven's Cyber Forensics Research and
Education Group have developed an app to help the public determine whether their phone
data has been breached. The app, known as Datapp, is available for free on the website
of the Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group, known by the acronym "UNHcFREG."
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May 11, 2015 - Military.com
Giacomo Terrizzi '07, now a U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class was recognized
as the Coast Guard's top active-duty enlisted member during the 2014 Coast Guard Enlisted
Persons of the Year Banquet Thursday on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, in Washington,
D.C.
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May 11, 2015 - Hartford Business
The University of New Haven's College of Business has earned an accreditation from
the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. "This is an exceptional
achievement, especially when you consider that less than five percent of business
colleges worldwide and 30 percent in the U.S. have received AACSB accreditation,"
said president Steven H. Kaplan.
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May 11, 2015 - Dark Reading
Free App Shows Unencrypted Data
Computer scientists at the University of New Haven who recently discovered that some
social media data is neither private nor secure have developed an app to help the
public determine if their phone data has been breached. (Link not available)
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May 8, 2015 - Inside Higher Ed
During the season, college athletes aren’t permitted to devote more than 20 hours
a week to competition or official practices and workouts. Yet the average number of
hours spent in season on athletic activities, according to NCAA surveys, far outnumbers
that limit for every sport. Efforts to curb off-season activities should focus on
"getting coaches under control," says Allen Sack, University of New Haven professor
of sports management. "Coaches must be forced to realize that college athletes are
not professionals like those in the NFL."
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May 6, 2015 - Press Release Point
Mark S. DeFrancesco, MD '97 EMBA has been elected the 66th president of the American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), based in Washington, DC. In assuming
this role, DeFrancesco also becomes president of the American Congress of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists.
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May 5, 2015 - The Providence Journal
Michael A. Jagoda has joined the University of Rhode Island’s department of public
safety as its new police major in charge of day-to-day operations. Jagoda previously
served as the commanding officer/lieutenant of the Bridgeport, Conn., State Police
barracks, where his jurisdiction included the University of New Haven as well as other
local colleges.
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May 5, 2015 - Thrillist.com
The University of New Haven is mentioned in a listing of college towns also considered
culinary destinations in and of themselves.
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May 5, 2015 - Chicago Reader
The poetry of Randall Horton, member of the University of New Haven's English department
faculty is included in The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop,
described by its editors as "the first anthology of poems by and for the hip-hop generation."
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May 5, 2015 - New Haven Register
Twenty University of New Haven management students met with 40 city middle school
students to give direction, advice and encouragement in an annual mentoring event
last month, according to University of New Haven management professor Tony Carter.
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May 5, 2015 - Top40-Charts.com
University of New Haven lecturer and marching band Director Jason DeGroff is a quarterfinalist
for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation.
The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (K through
college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution
to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause
of maintaining music education in the schools. This article also appeared in Whom You Know on 5/7/15.
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May 4, 2015 - Washington Times
David Schroeder, University of New Haven associate professor of criminal justice comments
on a report that the U.S. Justice Department turned down a request five years ago
for federal funding to help the Baltimore Police Department improve community relations.
"One form of training that shows people how to use tasers and batons and technology,
but another form of training seeks to develop relationships, to understand youth culture,
to deal with different religions and ways of life, and that’s something we need to
see more of," says Schroeder. "Resources are a huge factor here. It sounds great,
but it is very expensive and labor-intensive to execute."
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May 4, 2015 - PropertyCasualty360.com
Judith R. Dicine, University of New Haven practitioner in residence at the Lee College
of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science, describes the difference between a hoarder
and a collector as a "hoarder has so much stuff that the rooms they’re putting it
into have lost their functionality completely." Hoarding creates a number of health
and safety issues for the occupants and raises coverage issues for insurers.
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May 3, 2015 - New Haven Register
Timothy Palmbach, University of New Haven professor of forensic science comments on
discussions within the New Haven Police Department to convert positions in their forensic
unit from sworn to civilian personnel. He notes that on the West Coast, in the Midwest
and elsewhere, departments are trending in the direction of adding more civilians
to crime labs.
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May 1, 2015 - WTNH.com
David Schroeder, University of New Haven associate professor of criminal justice comments
on community policing strategies in the wake of recent civil unrest in Baltimore and
the culture that needs to be developed between communities and law enforcement.
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