Press Releases

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is honoring National Public Health Week with a series of events designed to raise awareness of critical population health issues such as domestic violence, reproductive and sexual health, mental health, and food, nutrition and physical health

More than 261 undergraduate, graduate and PharmD students are expected to participate in Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ 143rd Commencement on Saturday, May 13, 2023. The ceremony will take place at 1 pm at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY

Angela Kashuba, B.Sc.Phm., Pharm.D., DABCP, FCP, dean of the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will serve as keynote speaker at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ Annual Research Symposium on April 6 and 7, 2023

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences announces the promotion of Michele Vien to senior vice president of Finance and Administration and chief financial officer. In her new role, Vien will oversee finance and administration, facilities and operations, human resources, and information technology

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has been ranked #37 for graduates who go on to earn the most among 100 of the nation’s most prestigious higher education institutions. The Payscale.com data, collected from 2021, was reported by Stacker

Pictured from left to right: Sophia Novack, Walgreens; Dr. Katie Cardone, ACPHS; President Toyin Tofade, ACPHS; Dana Johnson, Walgreens; Ted Avramov, Walgreens; and Nicole Cate, Walgreens. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has been awarded an $8,000 Walgreens Diversity Donation Award to aid the College’s efforts in increasing diversity among student pharmacists

As neighboring state Connecticut strives to pass legislation allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control, the issues of access and bodily autonomy in this country remain in the forefront. Pharmacists continue to be an underutilized resource in critical areas, such as birth control and family planning

In the past week, national news outlets have been reporting that major retailers, CVS and Walmart, will reduce their pharmacy hours in the spring due to staffing concerns. Many of these stories cite a pharmacists’ shortage as the primary driver for these reductions

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) announces its Fall 2022 Dean’s List recipients. More than 320 students – nearly 35 percent of its student body - were named to this honor, awarded to full-time students who have successfully completed their coursework with a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) recently recognized 20 students for academic excellence at its Fall 2022 Honors Ceremony. The semi-annual event, held at the Gozzo Student Center on campus, included faculty, staff and family members