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Proposed Revised Academic Personnel Policy 028

The University invites comments on proposed technical revisions to Academic Personnel Policy (APM) 028 – Disclosure of Financial Interest in Private Sponsors of Research.

The proposed revisions reflect changes in the statute and regulations governing reporting of financial interests by researchers at California public universities, changes in job titles at the University of California, and non-substantive grammatical improvements. The revisions are technical only and do not constitute a comprehensive review of APM - 028.

The proposed revised policy is available at the following Web site:

http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm/review.html This is a formal review of the proposed technical changes to the policy. If you have comments or questions, please contact Kelly Reedy, Director, Academic Policy Development, at kreedy@ucsd.edu no later than Friday, May 15, 2009.

Paul W. Drake Senior Vice Chancellor