Because Research Saves Lives
Brighten a Patient's Day
Be among the first 500 alumni to complete this form and automatically gift a free Rutgers coloring book to a cancer patient.
Take the next step to fuel cancer research!
Lace up your sneakers, help fuel cancer research, AND claim your FREE Rutgers Alumni premium athletic socks!
Knight Run for Research 5k|2k
Sunday, June 14, 2026
8:30 a.m. Check-in | 9:30 a.m. Run begins
Rutgers Cook/Douglass Campus | New Brunswick, New Jersey
How to claim yours:
Step 1: Register for the 5K/2K at https://raise.rutgersfoundation.org/KnightRun
Step 2: Forward your registration confirmation email to knightrun@rutgersfoundation.org. Indicate your name along with your school/year.
Important: Socks are not automatically included with registration.
They’re reserved for the first 200 alumni who complete both steps.
Rutgers Cancer Institute
Cancer strikes thousands in New Jersey and millions worldwide each year. At Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, together with RWJBarnabas Health, we know that lifesaving research is how we’ll beat cancer. Rest assured, we won’t stop innovating until cancer is gone. We need you in this fight...because research saves lives.
From Trial to Breakthrough: Treating the Incurable, One Life at a Time
This kind of progress doesn’t happen on its own. It happens because people like you stand beside the scientists and patients, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Your support is not just appreciated - it is essential.
Why Your Support Matters
Rutgers Cancer Institute relies on your support to pursue promising discoveries and ensure our physicians, researchers, and care teams have the tools they need to deliver the best patient care backed by the latest research. It will take all of us to beat cancer together.
Here are ways you can stay connected with the Rutgers Cancer Institute:
Fighting Cancer Every Day with Compassion and Research
Two-time Rutgers alumna Manda DiRubbo, who is on track to complete her Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on nursing leadership this year, channels her memory of her father into supporting patients at the Rutgers Cancer Institute.
