Public Safety is tracking a significant snowfall that will be arriving in our area late Sunday morning (Jan. 25). It will snow heavily throughout the day and evening eventually tapering off Monday (Jan. 26) with 10-14 inches expected statewide. A sleet and freezing rain mix is also possible along the shore. Temperatures will be in the teens and twenties.
Due to this significant winter storm and the extensive campus clean-up operations that will need to take place, all in-person day and evening classes scheduled for Monday, January 26, 2026 have been cancelled. All scheduled in-person classes will transition to being held online or remotely. Additional information on the virtual format for each class will be provided by your instructor.
Faculty have been asked to prepare for Online or Remote sessions in the event of in-person meeting cancellations. These options will be determined by the Faculty member and all questions should be directed to the Faculty teaching each course section. Faculty also have been asked to be very understanding and accommodating of the individual situations of their students who may have difficulty managing these alternative online or remote class meetings on short notice.
Please note that only essential employees, as previously determined by their respective department leaders, should report to campus. All other employees should fulfill the requirements of their role remotely.
Campus operations for residential students, unless otherwise noted, will operate as scheduled, though hours may be modified or changed based on the conditions. Separate messages will be sent from the Peterson Library, the Beckerman Recreation Center, and Dining Services regarding any changes to their normal hours of operation. The Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation will remain open for residential students to use for study space and to participate in online classes.
Off-campus students that live in the City of West Haven should abide by the city’s parking ban during inclement weather to avoid having their vehicle tagged and towed. Please check the City of West Haven’s website for further information on their snow parking ban.
The Charger Blog
An internationally recognized expert in cybersecurity and digital forensics, Ibrahim "Abe" Baggili believes that virtual reality is a growing arena for both gamers and hackers, and his warning is now reaching consumers nationwide.
January 11, 2019
The founder and co-director of the University of New Haven’s Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group, Ibrahim "Abe" Baggili and his research team have found vulnerabilities in popular virtual reality systems that give hackers opportunities they have never had before.
When using these systems, gamers are immersed in a virtual world, seeing, hearing, and interacting with the game in ways that can temporarily disconnect them from reality. Baggili warns that hackers can take advantage of this, and his warning has been reported to consumers across the country.
"I think what’s really interesting in VR is for the first time we have a technology that takes over your complete sight and your complete vision, and now also, slowly, is taking over your hearing."Abe Baggili, Ph.D.
In Baggili’s lab, researchers were indeed able to take over the gaming systems and physically manipulate the user. Researcher Peter Casey ’19 M.S. was able to show how a hacker would move gamers across a room without them realizing it, and illustrated how a hacker can manipulate the game’s safety settings.
"A chaperone attack is when we either disable or expand the safety boundaries that are keeping the player from moving into any obstacles in the room," said Casey, who is pursuing a master’s degree in computer science.
Hackers could directly harm gamers by walking them down stairs, and they could also turn on cameras or insert images into the gamer’s virtual reality.
Baggili, the Elder Family Endowed Chair and assistant dean of engineering at the University, has led efforts to expose vulnerabilities in other technologies, including apps such as WhatsApp and Viber. He assists law enforcement with digital forensics to help solve crimes, and he created the Artifact Genome Project, a digital information resource for law enforcement.
Baggili says that not all virtual reality brands have been found to be vulnerable to the hacks.
"Though these hacks have not yet made headlines, it is important to expose potential issues before they become major problems," he says.
University News
New University-wide council will advance strategic partnerships, immersive student opportunities, and innovative research, supporting the University’s strategic plan the development of its pioneering Center for Innovation and Applied Technology.
The Charger Blog
Entrepreneur David Sussman, Pompea College of Business Advisory Board Member and chief visionary officer of The Family Security Plan®, is collaborating with University of New Haven students, faculty, and staff to create a program and app that helps Chargers support each other to achieve academic, personal, and professional goals. It’s called Uccountability.
University News
Vice President for Innovation and Applied Technology Paul Lavoie will serve on the Board of Directors and as America’s Chief Manufacturing Officer for the newly launched American Manufacturing Futures Institute.