ACPHS In The News

Next week, as happens every semester, ACPHS will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross.   There’s something special about this semester’s event, however, which will be held April 9, in the middle of Public Health Week.  The materials to promote it – and the research informing the content of those materials – were produced by ACPHS students

As an assistant professor of pharmacy practice in a primary care setting, Michael Zappone '12, PharmD has much to convey to students: Knowledge about all manner of diseases and medications. About how to collaborate with medical professionals. About how to consult with patients

ACPHS was Lexi Karam's third school on her way to a bachelor's degree in biology. She attended community college first, and then the College of Saint Rose, which closed in Spring 2024. When she saw ACPHS was a teach-out partner for Saint Rose, she chose to come here, adding that the opportunities she found here made her wish she had come to the College right from the start

Nearly 70 accepted students and their families from states throughout the mid-Atlantic and New England, and as far west as Montana, gathered in the gym on Saturday morning to learn more about the array of programs offered at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in the biomedical, clinical and laboratory, pharmacy and pharmaceutical, and social and behavioral sciences

ACPHS made its debut at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting in New York City on March 6-8, 2025 as eight students and a handful of faculty presented their research. The research represented the work of a dozen students altogether.  Student Abe Rodriguez presents work on perceptions of memes with suicide-related content

Associate Professor Sara Alvaro directs the Forensic Science program at ACPHS. She says forensic science is cool. We asked her to back that up with evidence.  1. You have described your work this way: “Forensic scientists are like regular scientists but way cooler

Some people know early what they want to be when they grow up, long before they have many experiences.   But for Bridget Doherty, it was experience that triggered the call of medicine. At 39, she is motivated to draw on her background parenting a child with multiple medical anomalies to bring compassionate care to patients and their families

Justin Morehouse is a 24-year-old student who transferred into ACPHS after the closure of his former school, the College of Saint Rose. A psychology major who is a little older than traditional undergraduates, he wanted to combine his degree with pre-med, to pursue a career in psychiatry

Associate Professor Jacqueline Cleary maintains a pharmacy practice at Saratoga Community Health Center and teaches courses in pain management. She also enlists students in efforts to reduce the effects of opioid addiction in the community. We asked Dr

The Panther gym was packed and full of anticipation Friday morning – not with athletes but future scientists and health professionals on a mission to reduce the spread of malaria.   About 140 top high-school students were on hand for ACPHS’ second Future of Healthcare Workshop