In the Media: January 2026

Vahid Behzadan

In the Media

NBC Connecticut: Concerns grow over Elon Musk's AI chatbot ‘Grok' being used for criminal activity

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 X’s Grok AI tool, built directly into the platform, can digitally undress adults and children in pictures online, creating in just seconds explicit images without consent.

Matthew Schmidt

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Dagbladet (Norway): Greenland – Not on the Radar

Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, international affairs, national security, and political science, says that, 'Greenland is simply not on the radar. The advantage of being a continental country with a large domestic economy is that you don't have to worry about the rest of the world in the same way that the rest of the world has to worry about you.'

Vahid Behzadan

In the Media

WICC 600 AM Melissa in the Morning: Cell Phone 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, discusses a nationwide outage affecting cell phone networks.

Demissew Ejara

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Finance Buzz: Ask the Experts

Demissew Ejara, an associate professor of finance, comments that car ownership versus leasing depends on the consumer’s current needs and financial considerations.

Matthew Schmidt

In the Media

WTIC 1080 AM Brian & Company: Matthew Schmidt

Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of homeland security, international affairs, national security, and political science, discusses the latest in Venezuela and the protests happening in Iran.

Brian Marks

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HuffPost: A Doctor Was Blocked From Helping An ICE Shooting Victim — Is That Even Allowed?

Brian Marks, associate professor of practice in economics and business analytics, and a secondary appointment in the Department of Population Health and Leadership, comments on video of an ICE shooting in Minnesota, 'Law enforcement was establishing or established a perimeter and treated the area as a crime scene,' perhaps to 'secure the scene for many purposes, including for evidentiary purposes.'

William Carbone

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News 8 WTNH: Connecticut expert offers way to lower juvenile crime rate

William Carbone, distinguished lecturer of criminal justice and executive director of the Tow Youth Justice Institute, says developing brains and the hormones of adolescence can exacerbate juvenile behavior issues. Still in the background of many juvenile offenders is childhood trauma.

Kenneth Gray

In the Media

CBC National News: Minneapolis Shooting

Kenneth Gray, a professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses how the FBI's board of investigation is examining an ICE officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis.

Vahid Behzadan

In the Media

Eyewitness News 3 WFSB: X’s Grok AI tool creates nonconsensual intimate images of women

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 X’s Grok AI tool can digitally undress adults and children in pictures online, creating explicit images without consent in just seconds.

Kenneth Gray

In the Media

Fox News Detroit: The Interview: Ex-FBI Agent on Venezuela: Mexico and Colombia “Might Be Next”

Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Venezuela on drug trafficking charges. In this in-depth interview, Gray discusses the possibility of the U.S. going into Mexico and Colombia, as the drug cartels in those countries have been declared Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the Trump administration.

Kenneth Gray

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NBC 10 Providence: Experts disagree on legality of Maduro capture

Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, national security, and criminal justice, discusses the law enforcement operation by the U.S. to capture Nicholas Maduro and his wife in Venezuela to bring criminal charges of drug trafficking against them.

Kenneth Gray

In the Media

LiveNOW from Fox: Monday: Maduro could appear in New York federal court

Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the charges in an American court facing former President of Venezuela Nicholas Maduro and his wife for leading a criminal drug-trafficking organization, after being captured by a U.S. counterterrorism unit.

Kenneth Gray

In the Media

WTIC AM Brian & Company: Kenneth Gray Monday, January 5, 2026

Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses the charges in an American court facing former President of Venezuela Nicholas Maduro and his wife for leading a criminal drug-trafficking organization.

Kenneth Gray

In the Media

CTV News: FBI: ISIS-Inspired Attack on NYE Thwarted

Kenneth Gray, professor of practice in homeland security, criminal justice, and national security, discusses a potential New Year’s Eve attack that was thwarted by the FBI after the suspect posted videos online.