SUBJECT:

Policy on Tobacco Industry Funding of Research at UC

In September 2007, the University of California Board of Regents approved a resolution (RE-89) that requires special review, approval and reporting procedures for submission of UC campus research proposals that seek funding from tobacco industry sponsors. The details and the procedures in place at UC San Diego may be found at the following website in the Office of the Vice Chancellor – Research: http://research.ucsd.edu/documents/RE-89UCSD.pdf

Marye Anne Fox Chancellor