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ALBANY, NY - The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) is pleased to announce a new Master’s in Biomedical Sciences geared for graduates looking to enhance their academic records before pursuing careers in medicine, dentistry, as physician assistants, or other health professions

ALBANY, NY – The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) Administration in conjunction with the Board of Trustees has made the difficult decision to close operations on its satellite campus in Vermont in June 2021. The accelerated PharmD program will be discontinued after the current students have successfully completed the program

The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) is pleased to announce a new Professional Science Master’s (PSM) degree program at its Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET). The new Master’s in Biomanufacturing and Bioprocessing is a one-year program with a strong emphasis on industrial applications and an internship in the biopharmaceutical industry

Former Assistant Surgeon General and Chief Pharmacist Officer of the U.S. Public Health Service Appointed to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ Board of Trustees ALBANY, NY – The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) is pleased to announce that retired Rear Admiral (RADM) Dr

ALBANY, NY -- The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) and SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) are pleased to announce a new partnership that will expand access to high quality educational and research opportunities in the Capital District and Mohawk Valley Region of New York State

ALBANY, NY – The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) has decided to provide students a prorated refund for on-campus room and board, parking and student activity fees. The College made this decision shortly after deciding to extend remote instruction through the end of the spring semester to help stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic

Our highest priority continues to be the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff. Here is how we’re responding and resources to help protect our campus community during the coronavirus outbreak.

Greg Dewey, Ph.D., president, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) and Kamal Rashid, Ph.D., founding director of ACPHS’s new Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET), spoke with WNYT-13 Anchor Asa Stackel about the CBET, the first academic bioprocessing center in New York state and the first to be housed in a pharmacy school

Greg Dewey, Ph.D., president, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) and Kamal Rashid, Ph.D., founding director of ACPHS’s new Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET) will appear on WNYT's Forum 13 this Sunday, January 26th at 6:00am

Kamal A. Rashid, Ph.D. has been appointed director of the College’s new Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training, which is set to open in January. Dr. Rashid, who has more than 40 years of academic experience in both research and biotechnology program development, previously served as research professor emeritus and the former director of the Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a newly established center dedicated to serving the workforce needs of the biomanufacturing industry