Our community raised $3,135 for the Scholar Support Bridge Fund during Giving Days! These funds keep PHS graduate students and postdocs moving forward when funding gaps hit. Thank you to every donor.

Join us this Giving Days: givecampus.com/s/4hu9i8

Mark your calendars for March 24–25! 🗓️ We’re highlighting the Scholar Support Bridge Fund: providing vital financial aid to trainees facing unexpected funding gaps. 🩺📊 Ensure research for better health outcomes continues without interruption. Join us! #UGivingDays

We’re proud to share that the Department of Population Health Sciences is ranked #10 in Public Health in the 2025 BRIMR rankings of NIH funding. Grateful for our faculty, trainees, staff, and partners who make this work possible.

Together with our colleagues at @huntsmancancer.bsky.social, we packed 400+ food boxes at the Utah Food Bank during a time when food security is a huge challenge in our community. 💝 Love that this event brought faculty, staff & students to work & have fun together! @uofuhealth.bsky.social

Thank you to Congresswoman Celeste Maloy for meeting with @neliulrich.bsky.social & Brad Cairns, PhD, to discuss cancer care across Utah’s 2nd district. As the state’s NCI-designated center, we’re dedicated to expanding research-driven care to every Utahn—from urban to rural to frontier communities.

Inspiring poster presentations on #ColoCare by my colleagues and mentees! We fight colorectal cancer through innovation & dedication @huntsmancancer.bsky.social @vickybandera.bsky.social #AACR25

✈️Thank you to everyone who supported the Scholars in Motion Fund during Giving Day! ✈️We raised $2,425 — surpassing our goal and unlocking @angiefagerlin.bsky.social $1,000 match gift! 🙌 Every gift, big or small, made a real impact! #UGivingDay #UGD25

🚨 New study featuring Dr. Tracy Onega: 7% of Medicare patients cross state lines for cancer care, nearly double for rural areas. Telehealth policies & physician licensure need updates to improve access. Read more @ bit.ly/Rural44 @huntsmancancer.bsky.social

✨Trainee Highlight: Sophie Huebler✨ As a Biostatistics PhD trainee, she's grateful for the support that made travel possible—& hopes others can share the experience. 🌍🤝 💡 It is officially Giving Day! Donate to Scholars in Motion ✈️ fund: uofuhealth.org/PHSGD #GivingDay

Trainee Highlight: Alec Chapman Meet Alec, a PhD trainee in Biostatistics! Thanks to the PHS travel fund, Alec was able to present his research and gain invaluable experience. 🌍📢 Help support these opportunities and donate to the Scholars in Motion✈️ fund: uofuhealth.org/PHSGD #UGivingDay #UGD25

Your support makes a difference! Ka-Ho Wong, a PhD trainee in Health Systems Research, benefits from travel funding to expand research, collaborate globally, and drive public health change. 💡 Give Early is LIVE! Support the Scholars in Motion fund today: uofuhealth.org/PHSGD #UGivingDay #UGD25

🎉 Match Announcement Alert! 🎉 We are thrilled to share that our department chair, Dr. @angiefagerlin.bsky.social, has generously agreed to match ALL donations up to $1,000! That means your gift will have double the impact in supporting our trainees #GivingDay #UGivingDay #UGD25

We’re kicking off our 4th Annual Project Next Symposium, which brings together researchers and patients advocates, with a welcome message from our cancer center director @neliulrich.bsky.social

✈️Mark Your Calendars: Giving Day is April 8-9!✈️ We are excited to kick off a crowdfunding campaign for the Scholars in Motion Fund & we need your support! Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Stay tuned for more details! #UGivingDay #UGD25

New research led by @tomvarghesejr.bsky.social and @neliulrich.bsky.social shows personalized, remotely monitored exercise programs improve physical function and reduce fatigue for lung cancer surgery patients and help expand access to care in rural and underserved areas. bit.ly/3FsUljD

Excited to see my dissertation work published in Cancer Research @theaacr.bsky.social 🎉! A big thank you to my chair, Jen Doherty and committee including @casey.greenelab.com for their mentorship on this project! Check out the highlights of our study below if interested 🧬😀

A new genomic study from @huntsmancancer.bsky.social & Emory University reveals key differences in ovarian cancer mutations across populations. Notably, Black women show higher rates of KRAS mutations and HRD, which could impact treatment options. Read more @ bit.ly/GSOCM25 @uofuphs.bsky.social