Shivani Mishra, an undergraduate student in the School of Kinesiology, has received an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award from the University of Minnesota. Mishra will investigate the effects of exergaming on college students’ psychosocial outcomes, exploring a new method of engaging youth in exercise. Her project is under the direction of Zan Gao, Ph.D., professor in the School and director of the Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory (PAEL). The UROP award is undertaken in collaboration with a faculty sponsor and is offered to full-time undergraduates for quality empirical research, scholarly, or creative projects that contribute to the student’s academic development for a career or graduate school.