UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ACADEMIC SENATE UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH POLICY Notice of Meeting May 8, 2006 AGENDA Item I. Chair’s Announcements George Sensabaugh, UCORP Chair II. Consent Calendar • Minutes of the April 3, 2006 meeting III. Review of University of California Committee on Latino Research (UCCLR) Judith Aissen (UCSF) and Connie Pechmann (UCI) IV. Consultation with the Office of the President Charles (“Larry”) Gruder, Executive Director, Special Research Programs V. Consultation with the Office of the President Ellen Auriti, Executive Director, Research Policy & Legislation VI. UCORP Response on Proposed Amendments to APM sections 700, 710, 711, and 080 VII. MRU Joint Workgroup George Sensabaugh, UCORP Chair VIII. Update on Academic Council Special Committee on National Laboratories (ACSCONL) Wendy Max, UCORP Vice Chair IX. Review of UC Biotechnology Research and Teaching Program (BREP) Slav Hermanowicz (UCB) and Arturo Keller (UCSB) X. Report on Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) George Sensabaugh, UCORP Chair