Dive Brief:
- All University of California campuses will be smoke-free this year, after UCLA led the way with a ban on tobacco products last year.
- More than 1000 schools across the country have gone smoke-free.
- At least one campus — UC Riverside — will offer resources to people who would like to try to quit smoking.
Dive Insight:
Given that California was among the nation's leaders in banning smoking in restaurants and bars, it's surprising that it took this long for the state's flagship university system to go tobacco-free. Still, the trend is clear: The number of campuses that allow smoking is only headed in one direction.
