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(Airs 05/01/26 @ 3 p.m. & 05/03/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and Raga Justin, Albany Bureau Chief for Bloomberg Government . On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and Raga are live on the road at the University at Albany to talk with journalism students and faculty from 20 campuses about student journalism, how to get more young people excited about the field, and much more.

(Airs 05/01/26 @ 3 p.m. & 05/03/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and Raga Justin, Albany Bureau Chief for Bloomberg Government . On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Barbara, and Raga are live on the road at the University at Albany to talk with journalism students and faculty from 20 campuses about student journalism, how to get more young people excited about the field, and much more.

Forty years after he began his academic career at Hudson Valley Community College, Omar Yaghi returned to the campus to be honored as a 2025 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry.

The State University of New York held its 2026 research expo at the New York State Capitol this week. WAMC’s Sajina Shrestha shares what she learned about a project that assists first responders and volunteers with psychological first aid.

A new analysis finds racial and ethnic disparities in fatal police shootings vary significantly by state – and that New York has the lowest rate of fatal police encounters across all groups in the nation.

The University at Albany's Emeritus Center is an association of retired faculty, administrators and professionals who have been granted emeritus status. Established in 2006, the Center encourages emeriti to continue pursuing the University’s mission of teaching, research, and service. Last spring, a new Emeritus Center-sponsored Albany Lifelong Learning Institute held its first batch of courses. Last spring, a new Emeritus Center-sponsored Albany Lifelong Learning Institute held its first batch of courses.ALLI started with 3 courses and had 50 registered students. By fall they’d grown to six courses and 180 students. This spring semester, they'll offer 6 courses and we learn more now.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scholar, and former University at Albany professor Toni Morrison is being remembered now and forever.

Trained on problematic media use for children, Domoff says excessive use of cellphones or social media has been linked to higher levels of emotional dysregulation and ADHD symptoms in children.

With a future still uncertain days after the United States intervened in Israel's war against Iran, some U.S. lawmakers are hoping President Trump avoids a prolonged conflict in the Middle East. The White House on Tuesday asserted a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was in place.

A TV show now in its 14th season focused on college campuses has just filmed at the University at Albany. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons spoke with some of the cast.