ACPHS In The News

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

In its first match against other schools early this month, the fledgling ACPHS Mock Trial Team held its own in a highly competitive field at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, N.J. The team of eight, including five who were brand-new to mock-trial competitions, had much to contend with at the regional competition, including car trouble on the New York State Thruway that delayed their arrival in Newark

If you’ve ever heard a Ringo Starr hit from the 1970s or a White Lion one from the ‘90s, you may believe that love just “don’t come easy.” Nothing could be further from the truth for Drs. Charles Middleton and Faith Peckham, graduates of the ACPHS Class of ’24

The Muslim Student Association’s big event of the year will take place at the end of March, when they host iftar, a meal to end the dawn-to-dusk fasting practiced daily during the holy month of Ramadan, a time of spiritual reflection.  Before Ramadan begins, though, MSA will recognize World Hijab Day in early February

In recognition of Black History Month, we’re highlighting a movement during the Great Depression to improve working conditions for pharmacists – and the participation in that movement by one Black alum, Bertrand Leonard Roberts '28. Though he attended the College almost a century ago, Roberts’ efforts made an impact on an ACPHS faculty member’s work much more recently

Photos courtesy of Mount Sinai Health System Compounding Success is a series on the plethora of careers in pharmacy. Aniwaa Owusu Obeng ’11 is senior director of the Mount Sinai Pharmacogenomics Program at the Mount Sinai Health System in Manhattan

Grace O'Boyle is a senior in the Forensic Psychology program. She transferred to ACPHS with dozens of students who had attended the College of Saint Rose, which closed at the end of the Spring 2024 semester. The transition has been as seamless as it could be, she said, as she continues to study with the former Saint Rose professors who joined ACPHS

Dr. Eric Yager, associate professor of microbiology and chair of the Department of Allied Health Sciences at ACPHS, teaches classes in immunology and virology. We asked him to share his expertise with all of us at a time when we're looking to stay immune to common viruses that can make people sick

It takes a special person to have their retirement celebrated three times from the same place.   Each time it looked like Lou Fortin '58 might depart from ACPHS, another department snatched him up and extended his stay. Colleagues saw him as an invaluable intellect, resource, student advocate — and friend

Time to hit the books!  But that’s not all.  Aside from classes, the spring semester brings an abundance of ways to engage, learn, lead, serve — and enjoy yourself along the way. Here’s an overview of some of the big campuswide events coming up