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Message from the Dean

This year’s event drew record attendance and participation, a strong indication of just how much our college values the opportunity to come together to share ideas, learn from one another and form new connections to strengthen our work.

Each year, more than 200 students, from undergraduates to postdoctoral scholars, share their work through oral and poster presentations. Faculty and staff deliver insightful talks that spotlight emerging discoveries and innovations in their fields. PHHP Days is our time to come together as a college community, to learn from one another and showcase the remarkable scholarship advancing public health and health science.

PHHP Days 2026

Celebrating research and collaboration

Hundreds of PHHP students and faculty — and attendees from across campus — came together over two days to listen and learn from each other at the third annual PHHP Days.

The event spotlights the college's excellence across its pillars of research, teaching, clinical work and service. “That, to me, really shows who we are and what our mission is as a college,” said PHHP Dean Beth Virnig.

Faculty

Pillar Presentations

Within the two-day event, the Pillar Talks series serves as a platform for faculty to share their research, insights, discoveries and innovations across the college’s mission areas of education, research, service and clinical work.

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Day 1

Research posters

This year’s event features a dynamic array of poster presentations highlighting innovative research across critical health themes, from aging and chronic conditions to the latest advances in artificial intelligence and modeling.

Two people in business attire stand in front of a research poster titled "Colonization, Carbs, and Cardiac Arrest: The Native American Health Crisis" presented at the University of Florida.

Day 2

Oral Presentations

Explore the cutting edge of health research as 154 students present innovative projects on themes ranging from artificial intelligence and neurology to cancer, mental health and beyond.

A person in a classroom points to a projected graph during a presentation, while students sit and listen; an American flag is visible in the background.

Contact us

PHHP Days is hosted by the Office of Research at the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida. If you have questions or would like to participate in PHHP Days, please reach out to us.