Matt Tran, sophomore in Biology, has been awarded an
Undergraduate Research Scholarship (URS) to work with
Zan Gao, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kinesiology and director of the
Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory (PAEL). The URS award is granted to prospective freshmen at the U. Tran received the award last year and has since been working with Dr. Gao to come up with his research project studying the feasibility of the smartphone application,
MapMyFitness, in promoting physical activity in breast cancer survivors. Tran has an interest in sports medicine and has been involved in related research since June 2015.