Big Tobacco pressures Universities

From the Say It Isn't So Department, researchers for the UCSF School of Nursing have uncovered secret (no more) document which show how Phillip Morris used what can only be compared to extortion on research schools and universities. The researchers said:

PM wanted to be seen to contribute to medical research to counter the image of harm caused by its cigarettes. It used a combination of carrots and sticks -- alternately offering or threatening the loss of research funding -- to avoid a public rejection by the medical schools. Johns Hopkins divested; Yale did not.

Raise your hand if you're surprised by this action. If not, The Science Blog has more info...

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