Press Releases

Three ACPHS students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program have been named 2016 recipients of Air Force Pharmacist Scholarships. This past year the Air Force awarded just ten pharmacist scholarships nationwide, so the fact that ACPHS students received three of those scholarships is particularly noteworthy

Chicago, IL - April 1, 2016 - The Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association has elected Associate Professor Sarah Scarpace, Pharm.D., MPH, BCOP, to serve as President for the 2016-2017 term. Dr. Scarpace took office at the 12th HOPA Annual Conference held March 16-19 in Atlanta, Georgia

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — March 30, 2016 — Regional civic and business leaders gathered today with political figures, including U.S. Congressman Paul Tonko, for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of College Hometown Pharmacy at Hometown Health Centers (HHC), a nationally recognized primary care and dental practice located at 1044 State Street, Schenectady, NY

Albany, NY – March 28, 2016 – A resolution jointly drafted by students at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ Albany and Vermont Campuses has been adopted as policy by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the largest association of pharmacists in the U

Colchester, VT – March 21, 2016 – Karen Glass, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ Vermont Campus, has been awarded a three-year research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling $384,000

Albany, NY – March 14, 2016 – Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) announced today that it has received approval from the New York State Education Department to offer a Bachelor’s Degree program in Public Health. Students will be eligible to enroll in the new program beginning in fall 2016

The ACPHS Women's Basketball team won the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (HVIAC) championship with a 48-44 victory over the College of New Rochelle. It was the Panthers' first league title since 2012 and third overall. The team finished the season undefeated in conference play (6-0) with an overall record of 19-4

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) has received a major gift from MVP Health Care to help launch its new student operated pharmacy located at the Hometown Health Centers (HHC) clinic on State Street in Schenectady. The pharmacy will be managed by a licensed pharmacist with support provided by ACPHS students

COLLEGE LAUNCHES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN December 1, 2015 – Albany, NY – Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) launched its “Beyond Practice Ready” (BPR) mini-campaign this morning at a kickoff event in the Gozzo Student Center on the College’s Albany campus

In a first-of-a kind alliance for the Capital Region, Hometown Centers (HHC), the county’s only not-for-profit, federally qualified health center, and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS), have signed an agreement for ACPHS to run HHC’s full-service, in-house pharmacy