ACPHS In The News

Master's student Ankur Divecha and Dr. Haian Zheng collaborate in the laboratory. Associate Professor Dr. Haian Zheng has a big idea. To make it a reality, he’ll need help from students.   At this nascent stage of development, Dr

Hannaford's reusable bags benefit the ACPHS Collaboratory during September 2023 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ Collaboratory, serving Albany’s South End community to improve population health, has been named the September beneficiary for Hannaford’s reusable bag and Snack Pal Plate programs

The 10th Presidential Inauguration of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences on Sept. 9 celebrated Professor Toyin Tofade, the first Black woman to lead the College in its 142-year history, and reflected her commitment to leadership and service

Student success, engagement and leadership. Physical and mental wellness. Residence life. Athletics and recreation. Diversity, equity and inclusion. Safety and administrative services.  Do they sound like “affairs”? Or more like the sum of a student’s non-academic experiences on campus?   For reasons both intuitive and strategic, the division of Student Affairs, which encompasses all the areas noted above, is changing its name to Student Experience

Jonathan Phipps joined ACPHS last month in the newly created position of associate vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. He is charged with developing and implementing a comprehensive DEI plan for the school. In this Q&A, he shares some thoughts about his role on campus

As a 23-year-old Gen-Zer, Kayla Wesley grew up hearing stories from friends who suffered as loved ones struggled with opioid addiction, as the epidemic surged during her teenage years.   Kortney Warkentin (pictured), a 34-year-old Navy veteran, has seen the results of the opioid scourge too, particularly among veterans, who are at higher risk than the general population for suicide – intentional or not -- and often get addicted to painkillers prescribed for injuries sustained during military service

Morgan Gerber, a pharmacy doctoral candidate, recalls being a happy 10-year-old who liked to bake and devoured episodes of Food Network’s Cake Boss.    Now the 25-year-old self-taught baker is making the cake for President Toyin Tofade’s Inauguration on Saturday, September 9

Here's some great news for Panthers who want to stay healthy or, say, need a physical for athletics:  ACPHS students now have access to a student health center.  Through a new partnership with Russell Sage College, ACPHS students can receive medical services at wellness centers in Albany and Troy

It’s been 15 years since what was then the Albany College of Pharmacy added “Health Sciences” to its name, reflecting that it has expanded into areas complementary to pharmacy. In that time, both the pharmacy and health sciences fields have grown in different ways

Summer can be a quiet time on campus. But that was not the case at ACPHS this year. In June, the Stack Family Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET) hosted the NIIMBL eXperience, a program of the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals