Zan Gao, PhD, associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory (PAEL), was referenced in a recent StarTribune article, “Betting on China: Part Two. Risk and Reward at the U.”

The publication discusses the positive effects of international research partnerships, and addresses federal concerns that China is repurposing science and technology from US campuses. According to Dr. Gao, the benefits of the collaboration are indisputable. “Partner researchers at a hospital in southern China were able to recruit hundreds of breast cancer survivors for a joint study on the benefits of sports watches — something that would have been challenging in the much less populous United States.”