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FIVE GRANTS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER RESEARCH CENTERS
Release Date: 06/11/99
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1999
FIVE GRANTS FOR PARTICULATE
MATTER RESEARCH CENTERS
MATTER RESEARCH CENTERS
EPA is awarding grants to universities for five Airborne Particulate Matter (PM) Research Centers. These centers were established as part of EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program through a competitive award process in order to address remaining scientific questions related to the health effects from PM exposures. EPA issued a request for applications encouraging the proposals to include a multi-disciplinary approach and to take advantage of both existing air quality databases and major new databases as they become available in carrying out their proposed research. The five awards were selected from 22 applicants after a merit review by a panel of external scientific experts. These centers will advance the understanding of PM health effects, how they occur, and improve understanding of populations who are susceptible to health effects from exposure. The award recipients will receive about the following amounts for PM research over a five-year period: New York University School of Medicine- $8 million; University of Rochester- $8.3 million; University of California at Los Angeles- $8.7 million; Harvard University’s School of Public Health- $7.4 million; University of Washington- $8.2 million. For more information on these grants, contact Peter Preuss at 202-564-6825.
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