Letter from the Alumni President

UC San Diego Alumni President Kimberley Phillips Boehm, ’82, PhD, says that students need you, members of our Triton Family.

Flight of the Falcon

Raptor expert David Metzgar, PhD '01, educates the public and takes flight with birds of prey right off campus cliffs.

Letter from the President

UC San Diego Alumni President Kimberley Phillips Boehm, ’82, PhD, shares how alumni have come together during these unprecedented times.

We’re In This Together

"As we work together to end this pandemic, UC San Diego has significant achievements to recognize as well."

Waste Not

Tritons are shaping a more sustainable world.

The Planner

Robert Clossin '95 has director of campus planning, Clossin has a unique perspective on how the campus has evolved from his classroom days.

The Physician and the Scientist

Jyoti Mishra, PhD ’08 and Dhakshin Ramanathan, PhD ’07, MD ’09 Partners in the lab, partners in life—such […]

The Dean

When Carol Padden arrived on campus to study linguistics in 1978, she had no idea how far she would go, nor that she would never leave.

The Coaches

A great coach can make a huge difference for student-athletes—something these alumni athletes know full well.

Strange Intelligence

Janelle Shane, PhD '14, has used neural networks, or artificial intelligence, to create names for guinea pigs, knock-knock jokes, even pies and ice cream flavors.

Good Problems

David Quarfoot, PhD '15 has created more than 40 crossword puzzles for The New York Times.

Putting the UN in Fun

The UnOlympics, 40 years strong.

Bringing It Back Home

The Designer

Melissa Ewart leads the Associated Students Graphic Studio, a student-operated, in-house creative agency on campus.

Echoes of 1969

A look back at 50 years of change and progress at UC San Diego.

Who Is Angela Davis?

Angela Davis, MA '69 inspired generations of students to seek change.

Protest and Progress

Annamarie Bezzerides '91 shares a campus memory with Triton magazine.

The Accidental Protest

Chris Canole '69 shares a campus memory with Triton magazine.

Crossing Over

Luis Alvarez '94 shares a campus memory with Triton magazine.

Take a Triton to Work Day

Students take a break from vacation to meet with alumni While other students were spring breaking with friends […]

Triton Storyteller

In honor of Women’s History month, This Week is featuring a series of stories highlighting UC San […]

The Jazz of the Surf

San Diego Music Awards’ 2019 Best Jazz Album goes to alumni jazz duo, The Mattson 2. If you […]

Triton 5: Shannon Rupert ’96

We asked our fellow Triton five key questions… see what Shannon had to say.

Making Waves in Drug Discovery

Medical treatments for disease are found under the sea. As a neuroscience major at the UC San Diego […]

Gold Standard

Our UC San Diego Alumni team is actively interested in the lives of our GOLD alumni, or those who are Graduates Of the Last Decade.

Family Jams

UC San Diego duo Hullabaloo kicks out the family jams.

Seriously Funny

From childhood to college to career, Ben Gleib '00 has wanted to make others laugh and think.

30 Years of Global Policy

Given the chance to ask GPS alumni anything, we had just one question...

Viasat Invests in UC San Diego’s Design Lab

Viasat gift helps researchers provide guidance to engineering organizations on ways to implement a ‘design thinking’ approach to drive global and societal impacts.

Quilts of Hope

Sally Jo Divis ’68 and her quilting group crafted 22 quilts for UC San Diego’s Hope Scholars Program, which provides support to about 60 former foster and homeless youth.

San Diego Business Journal Honors Alumni Business Leaders

Two University of California San Diego staff members and two alumni from UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management were honored by the San Diego Business Journal as “San Diego’s Next 40 Top Business Leaders Under 40.”

California Dreaming

Five UC presidents share stories about the university’s bold rise over the last 150 years.

UC San Diego Campus Welcomes New Restaurant Soda and Swine

UC San Diego is enlisting the help of Next Wave Commercial, a local commercial real estate firm specializing in urban food and beverage operators, to help discover, cultivate and deliver an improved retail experience to campus.

Thinking Outside the Museum Box

Miniature museums use storytelling to increase access to science education.

A Queen for a Cure

Ms. Vacaville takes on cancer.

Looking Back | UC San Diego Floor Hockey

We take you back twenty years for the first chapter of a story about a close-knit group of UCSD students, floor hockey, and a magical pony.

Trailblazing Tritons: Notable Alumni Forge Diverse Paths

Alumni Honorees and True Tritons to be celebrated over UC San Diego Alumni Weekend.

Clean-Tech Czar

As point person for San Diego’s Cleantech Initiative, UC San Diego alumnus Jacques Chirazi has steered city’s strides in sustainability.

Contributing to Make Positive Change

Alumnus Jaime Lizarraga ’88 works diligently in the nation's capital.

Gearing Up For Success

A summer internship at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory may influence future development of wear resistant gears for spacecraft.

Triton Holiday Gift Guide

From our Triton Family to yours. Just in time for the holiday season, we’ve rounded up a list […]

30 Years of Going Big

Triton-founded ViaSat celebrates three decades in San Diego.

UC Olympians Go for the Gold

A total of 102 athletes, coaches and staff from eight University of California campuses will take part in the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Alumni Shine in “The Last Tiger in Haiti” at La Jolla Playhouse

Award-winning play by UC San Diego alumnus Jeff Augustin, M.F.A. '14 to premiere at La Jolla Playhouse.

Restaurateur Eric Cho Delivers a Triton Twist

Triton comes alive! Meet alumni Eric Cho ’02 and poker professional Maria Ho ’05 on Thursday, May 12 […]

Alumna Maria Ho Goes All In

Somewhere in an off-campus apartment, students are shuffling cards and stacking chips for a friendly poker game. You […]

UC San Diego Alumni Board Supports Student Vote for Division I Athletic Program

Alumni Board Passes Resolution Endorsing Associated Students’ Plan to Raise University Profile San Diego, CA, March 17, 2016 […]

UC San Diego Alumna Embarks on ‘Brave New Wild’ Independent Filmmaking Adventure

Documentary featuring dare-devils of nation’s early rock climbing era to premiere in San Diego April 19 Why do […]

More Than Meets the Eye

From DIY comedy to humanitarian aid, Milana Vayntrub, ’08, is much more than the face of AT&T.

Rebels with a Cause

They clicked immediately, as though long-lost brothers. Gerardo Arellano and Gabriel Agundez were best friends and roommates who […]

Changing the Future

UC San Diego Division of Social Sciences alumna Helen Griffith had little interest in a career in education […]

Ice King

Landing a jump on ice takes confidence and skill, not to mention courage. Years of training and preparation […]

Better with Boots

Some businesses find their inception with a stroke of luck—being at the right place at the right time. […]

Alumnus Brings Holiday Bowl Games to San Diego

Not many of us can say that we began our “dream job” straight out of college. But luck […]

Santa’s Helpers

Look around your holiday party this season and you won’t just see typical Yuletide flair—something quite bold and […]

Alumnus Receives Psychological and Physiological Acoustics Medal

Roy D. Patterson, Emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, has been named recipient of the […]

UC San Diego True Triton – Manuelita Brown

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