Press Releases

ACPHS President Dewey joined a number of Vermont education and business leaders, along with Governor Peter Shumlin and Governor-elect Phil Scott, in releasing a joint statement in support of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness. Dr. Dewey signed on behalf of the College's Colchester, Vermont campus

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will offer up to 20 scholarships for students enrolled in its Bachelor’s program in Public Health for the 2017-18 academic year. Awards will range from partial to full tuition scholarships for qualified students

The Office of Research and Scholarly Activity is pleased to announce that four faculty members have recently received funding to initiate new research projects. The faculty members and projects are listed below: Professor Michael Kane, Pharm

The Schenectady City Council presented the College with a resolution recognizing October as American Pharmacists Month. The resolution was presented by Councilman John Polimeni, who is also an Associate Professor at ACPHS. President Greg Dewey and Assistant Professor Jacqueline Cleary were at City Hall to accept the honor on behalf of the College

The ACPHS chapter of Colleges Against Cancer has been honored with two national awards from the American Cancer Society. The College was named the 2016 Survivor & Caregiver Chapter of the Year, the only school in the country to receive this honor

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences today launched a $1,650,000 project to transform 5,850-square-feet of unused space on its Albany Campus into three state-of-the-art active learning classrooms. The project is expected to be finished by spring 2017

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences announced today that David Stack ’76, Chairman and CEO of Pacira Pharmaceuticals, has been appointed to the College’s Board of Trustees. Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on non-opioid medication products for pain management

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is the #3 ranked school in the country for salary of its graduates according to the latest update of the College Scorecard. ACPHS, which climbed two spots from last year’s #5 ranking, was measured against the 4,053 colleges and universities that make up the College Scorecard database

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has expanded its partnership with the University at Albany through an affiliation agreement that allows UAlbany students to pursue one of three health science degrees offered by ACPHS.   Per the terms of the agreement, a pathway has been put in place for UAlbany students who have completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology (or a related field) at the University to pursue master’s degrees in (1) Cytotechnology and Molecular Cytology or (2) Clinical Laboratory Sciences at ACPHS

Albany, NY – August 1, 2016 – Erika Swits, a Doctor of Pharmacy graduate and member of the ACPHS Class of 2016, was recently awarded a $2,500 scholarship from the New York State Health Information Management and System Society (HIMSS).  The applicants for the scholarship – which included medicine, law, MBA, and Ph