Article: UC President Robert Dynes stepping down.

Byline: Lisa M. Krieger

Aug. 13--University of California President Robert C. Dynes is stepping down, effective next June, ending a five-year presidency marred by a compensation controversy but which also included significant expansion of research and undergraduate education at the prestigious 10-campus system.

The 64-year-old physicist said he is relinquishing his post to focus on his personal life, including a new marriage, and to continue his research into superconductivity.

Dynes will be replaced by Provost and Executive Vice President Wyatt R. Hume until a new president is named.

In a letter sent today to UC's Board of Regents, ...

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