ACPHS In The News

The 2024 Annual Research Symposium featured the extraordinary research of students and faculty on April 4 and 5.  The first day was filled with in-person poster presentations at the Holland Avenue Building, followed by virtual podium presentations on Day Two, with a keynote speech by Dr

Scroll down for other Public Health Week events. ACPHS kicked off Public Health Week on Monday, April 1, with a personal, forthright and inspiring speech by the Hon. Dr. Dorcey Applyrs, long-time public health advocate who is now Albany’s chief city auditor and a candidate for mayor

Panther Profiles are Q&A interviews that highlight Panthers of all stripes -- students, faculty, staff, alum, board members and anyone else in the campus community. Jonathan Braithwaite is a senior in the Public Health program and expects to receive his bachelor’s degree in May

The Multicultural Club Executive Board, L-R: Emma Kuska wearing a Bavarian dirndl; Vidhika Khemani, in an Indian lehenga choli and duppatta; Janany Jeyakumar, in an Indian sari; Hyun Ju Yoon, in a Korean hanbok; Tilaawat Khan, in a gharara of India and Pakistan; and Annette Rajesh, in a kurti, worn in India and Southeast Asia

The campus chapter of Doctors Without Borders held its third annual ACPHS Got Talent show. Attendance was free, but donations were collected to benefit the international relief organization, also known by its French name, Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF), provide free healthcare to areas around the globe afflicted by war, disease and natural disasters

Due to the lucky timing of her latest rotation, pharmacy student Angela Simonchyk had a front-row seat to big news on March 19: the signing of a standing order by New York's top doctor to make birth control available over the counter in pharmacies. Simonchyk, in her P4 year and on rotation at College Parkside Pharmacy, was on hand when New York Health Commissioner Dr

High school students considering futures in STEM careers set campus abuzz on Friday during ACPHS’ inaugural Future of Healthcare Workshop, a daylong event. About 150 exceptional students from nearly 45 public and private high schools, who were recommended by their school administrators, attended the event

Back when he was working toward his bachelor’s degree in biology, Mustafa Alobeidy got a microscopic look at a chick embryo that changed the way he saw virtually everything. He left the lab at his Westchester County college, walked outside and found himself gawking at the Canada geese migrating overhead

The first of two spring Accepted Student Days held on campus on March 16, 2024 was a success, with more than 50 students participating. Compared to a year ago, more students registered, attended and made deposits – confirming their commitment to become Panthers in the fall

At a first-of-its-kind campus networking event on Friday evening, ACPHS students heard from alumni and other professionals working in the specialized field known as specialty pharmacy. Eight specialty pharmacists participated in a panel discussion organized by the campus chapter of the Student Association of Specialty Pharmacy, a new professional organization at ACPHS