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July 23, 2025

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Dr. Dennis Assanis appointed as UC Santa Barbara’s next chancellor

Assanis comes to UC from the University of Delaware, where he has served as president since 2016. He will assume his role at UCSB on Sept. 1, 2025.

 

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Aerial photo of rivers

Rivers choose their path based on erosion — a discovery that could transform flood planning and restoration

Scientists uncover why some waterways form single channels, while others divide into many threads, solving a longstanding quandary in the science of rivers.

 

Read more about the two types of rivers

An illustration of actor George Takei emerges from an open door down a rainbow with prior versions of himself following

Star Trek actor George Takei and coming out in 2005

Professor Alexander Cho reunites with Takei, whose new graphic memoir ‘It Rhymes with Takei’ recalls their 2005 coming out interview.

 

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Sameer Pandya’s literary thriller ‘Our Beautiful Boys’ is a slow-burning, intimate look at how secrets shape boys — and the families trying to raise them.

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