ACPHS In The News

When he qualified for finals at the 2024 Penn Relays on Friday, April 26, Ryan Haak found himself with a decision he had not thought he’d have to make. He saw the chance to compete in the oldest, largest, highly selective Division I track and field meet in the country as achievement enough

Alyssa James doesn’t worry so much about her asthma anymore. The 9-year-old Giffen Elementary School student got pretty scared when she had an asthma attack way back when she was 8. But now she knows more, since participating in the Open Airways for Schools program from the American Lung Association, taught by ACPHS students taking classes in public health

“Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.” It was the beginning of class and the guest facilitator, Trustee Dr. Marc Watrous ’91, began by paraphrasing a quote from the assigned reading, Chapter 8 of John C. Maxwell’s “Developing the Leader Within You 2

Act I: The Stage Goes Dark It happened during the last run of a long day’s rehearsal. Gianna Franco was in 11th grade at Talent Unlimited High School in Manhattan and part of the teen ensemble of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. A natural talent pursuing her calling, she never thought twice about her next step

A little rain never stopped a Panther from enjoying Springfest. This year's annual rite of spring took place April 19, 2024.   

None of the 100-plus new patients who come to Albany Medical Center for a kidney transplant this year is likely to meet Katie Mellon ’19. Yet her expertise is a critical component of the care they receive. Mellon and another ACPHS alum, Maryanne Mackey ’84, are among the nine-person team at Albany Med’s Transplantation Immunology Laboratory who conduct a battery of tests on donors’ and patients’ blood sera to ensure that when a kidney is transplanted, the patient does not reject it

Over 91% of the pharmacy doctoral candidates seeking coveted residencies this year matched with a program. That ratio is the highest among private pharmacy schools statewide, and well above the average match rate of 80% among pharmacy schools nationwide in 2024

As assistant director of administrative operations, Kristen Ruby usually works behind the scenes.   She does a lot back there. Ruby handles the vital stuff you cannot do without but only notice when it’s not functioning properly – health insurance, parking permits, public safety, the alert system when snow causes class cancellations and the like

Panthers made up nearly a third of research participants and walked away with three awards at the second annual Regeneron STEM Poster Showcase, held at Hudson Valley Community College on April 19, 2024. Twenty-three ACPHS students, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, presented their work at the event to more than 200 high school students, Regeneron researchers, area businesspeople and other scientists

On a recent clinical rotation, pharmacy doctoral candidate Mikayla Toussaint (pictured above, left) stood at the entrance of a retail store, ready to assist customers arriving with doctors’ recommendations for medication.   Other greeters were at the entrance too, checking ID cards and directing customers to non-medical products, including colorful bongs and t-shirts with marijuana-leaf graphics