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September 3, 2025

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Video game addiction in teens likely stems from preexisting mental health issues

UCSB’s Media Neuroscience Lab finds that kids who are already having depressive symptoms and social issues are more likely to get stuck in a cycle of problematic gaming.  

 

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Naked Shakes marks 20th anniversary with Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’

Artistic director Irwin Appel reflected that “after 20 years, I felt as if we were just getting started,” noting the program’s commitment to constant reinvention.

 

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Jim Salzman elected to prestigious environmental law society

The environmental law professor was elected to the American College of Environmental Lawyers for bridging economics, nature and policy.

 

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A Video Message from Chancellor Assanis

It’s an exciting week as Dennis Assanis joins UC Santa Barbara as our new chancellor. Here is a message from Chancellor Assanis to our faculty, staff and students.

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