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.

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Adam Bress, named Population Health Sciences 2025 Researcher of the Year! With 10+ years of continuous NIH funding, 130+ publications, and a recent $21.6M NIH grant studying hypertension, Alzheimer’s & dementia, his impact on pop health is extraordinary. 👏

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Olutobi Sanuade, our 2025 Collaborator of the Year! Dr. Sanuade partners with 40+ investigators across the U.S., Africa & the UK to advance equity-focused, community-centered implementation science. His work strengthens research, shapes policy, and drives real-world impact. 👏

🎉 Congrats to Brenna Kelly, recipient of the 2025 Trainee Paper of the Year award! Her research (turning a class project into a JAMA Network Open publication) highlights critical inequities in U.S. air quality monitoring and advances equity in public health. 👏

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Chipman, our Educator of the Year! 🌟Dr. Chipman makes complex biostatistics concepts accessible through clear instruction, hands-on learning, real-world application, while fostering an inclusive, supportive environment for student success. 👏

🎉 Congratulations to Amelia Hopkins, our Staff of the Year! 🌟 As Event Manager, Amelia goes above & beyond to ensure our conferences, celebrations, & events run seamlessly, while fostering a welcoming, supportive community for all. We’re incredibly grateful for her excellence, care, & dedication. 👏

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. @melissa-watt.bsky.social l on 6 years with our department and being named Faculty Service Award recipient! Her leadership, mentorship, and commitment to community, belonging, and workforce engagement make our department stronger every day. 👏✨

Our researchers continue to push the boundaries of science—from a trial extending survival for brain cancer to discoveries reshaping melanoma, breast cancer risk, rare sarcomas, and care for rural & frontier patients. We're turning research into real-world impact. https://bit.ly/49eS078

Not all rural communities are the same. PHS faculty Dr. @jendoherty.bsky.social & PhD Student @brodygibson.bsky.social developed IMFAC, a new urban–rural–frontier classification system, to understand isolation & improve access to care. Read more @ bit.ly/URF1225 @huntsmancancer.bsky.social

🎉 The inaugural New Faces Symposium showcased PHS’s own Dr. Bernardo Modenesi, PhD, presented “Extracting insights from data: the intersection of causal inference & machine learning.” 🎥 Watch his presentation here: bit.ly/BMNFS1125 @uofubiostats.bsky.social @uofuhealth.bsky.social

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

Our department is dedicated to conducting research that promotes health equity for all individuals. Check out our PhD student spotlight on Jenna Murray at bit.ly/HEJM1125! @uofupophealthed.bsky.social #healthequity #research #healthdisparities

🎉 Huge congratulations to our amazing faculty, Dr. @melissa-watt.bsky.social for the John G. Francis Prize and to Dr. David Wetter for being named a 2025-26 Presidential Societal Impact Scholar! 🌟 Your extraordinary achievements make us incredibly proud! 👏

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. @melissa-watt.bsky.social on receiving the John G. Francis Prize for Undergraduate Student Mentoring! Her dedication to mentoring and impactful research in health systems interventions is truly inspiring. 🌟 Read more @ bit.ly/MWJGF25

Join our next seminar with Dr Adam Bress from @uofuphs.bsky.social that will explore issues of therapeutic inertia for patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia 🗓️ Thursday 24 April ⏲️ 15:00 BST 📍 LSHTM | Online More details ⬇️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

✈️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

✨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

✈️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

Join us for Grand Rounds: Updates in Shared Decision Making 2025 with Dr. Angie Fagerlin on 22 April at 12 PM EDT! Gain insights on making medical info accessible and guiding informed patient decisions. 🗓️ Register now: loom.ly/7hUHX2I #Webinar #SMDM

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

Our PhD students, Hyejung Lee & Kline Dubose, proudly represented Biostatistics Elevated as judges at BYU's Student Research Conference! #biostatselevated @uofuphs.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr. David Wetter, Professor of Population Health Sciences, for being named a 2025-26 Presidential Societal Impact Scholar! Read more at bit.ly/WetterSIS

Health sciences research at U of U Health has doubled in 12 years, drawing leading faculty, learners, and teams committed to impactful discoveries. Today’s work builds a better tomorrow. Read more: uofuhealth.utah.edu/research/new...