Press Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY  Contact: Claire Hughes, ACPHS - (518) 694-7194  Picture this fictional scenario: on June 30, 2024, a 22-year-old medical student, is brutally murdered in the apartment she shares with her roommate. The 23-year-old roommate is also attacked but survives with a traumatic brain injury

Anticipating a growing gap in the cytotechnology field, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has launched a hybrid track of its accelerated Master of Science degree in Cytotechnology and Molecular Cytology for students and current health care professionals across the country

  In honor of National Pharmacy Week, NYS Assemblyman John McDonald will today share a proclamation with the campus community at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ which urges all citizens to acknowledge the valuable services of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who work in inpatient, outpatient, home-care, and long-term-care settings and all they do to help patients make the best use of their medicines

The Stack Family Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET) at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has been selected to host the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals’ (NIIMBL) eXperience program for the third consecutive year

Thursday, October 10, 2024, has been declared World Mental Health Day by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.   Given the mental health epidemic within our communities, observances such as this are critical to raising awareness of mental wellbeing and alleviating the stigma typically associated with mental health issues

The 2028 Pharmacy Class Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) ushered approximately 106 students along their academic journeys to become pharmacists at the September 27 White Coat Ceremony -- an increase of just over 40 percent from last year’s pharmacy class

2023 White Coat Recipients  On Friday, September 27, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) will recognize its newest pharmacy students at its time-honored annual tradition, the White Coat Ceremony. During the ceremony, Doctor of Pharmacy students will be presented with their white coats by faculty and take their oath to the field

On Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul's office reported that Eastern Equine Encephalitis - or EEE - had caused the death of an Ulster County, New York resident prompting the state health commissioner to declare it as an imminent threat to public health until the end of November

On Saturday, September 28, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will honor its 2024 Alumni Award winners. The annual recognition dinner will be held at 5:30 pm at the Crowne Plaza Albany – The Desmond Hotel as part of Reunion 2024 Weekend

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ Collaboratory, which serves Albany’s South End community in improving population health, has been named the September beneficiary for Hannaford’s Fight Hunger reusable bag sale. For each $2.50 bag sold between September 1 and 30, the Collaboratory will receive $1 at the 96 Wolf Road, Colonie Hannaford location