On May 1, 2025, the Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities Roger M. Wakimoto announced the revised UCLA Policy 995: Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) to comply with the May 2024 United States Government Policy on Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential (USG Policy). The proposed Policy 995 is posted on the Administrative Policies & Procedures website for a 30-day campus-wide review and comment period.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to review the revised policy and submit comments by May 29, 2025.
Questions can be sent to Anna Joyce at AJoyce@conet.ucla.edu. For more information, please read the BruinPost.
