(Salt Lake City) —The ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of Utah Program for Air Quality, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, and Society will host its second annual retreat on Monday, April 14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ researchers will come together to discuss ideas for addressing the consequences of Utah's air quality at ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Guest House, 110 Fort Douglas Blvd., Salt Lake City.
The event will feature keynote speaker Jonathan Samet, Chair of the Department of
 Preventive Medicine at the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of Southern California and Director of
the USC Institute for Global ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ. Samet was recently named chair the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Other sessions throughout the day include a Utah legislative update on air quality policy and highlights from researchers awarded earlier this winter to investigate air quality.
The launched last year with a mission to:
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Bring together investigators from across the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of Utah and beyond to establish multidisciplinary collaborations devoted to studies concerning air quality.
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Be a recognized, credible resource for information concerning air quality for use by universities, business and industry, education, and public policy decision makers.
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Exploit the distinctive and varied environment in the state to generate new knowledge concerning the impact of air quality on human health and society.
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Explore all facets of air pollution, from its generation to health-effects mechanisms in individuals to societal implications and ways to reduce or mitigate these effects.
With support from the Offices of the Senior Vice President for ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Sciences, the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research, and the College of Engineering the program provides an important opportunity to catalyze collaboration.