UC San Diego Alumni

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Los Angeles: Join us on Thursday, September 17 for Triton Wave Makers! 🔱🌊 Gain fresh perspectives on the future of higher education and the critical role it plays in shaping our communities.

Moderated by Brookie Best '94, MAS '07, dean of UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, you'll hear firsthand how our speakers are navigating today's evolving landscape while driving meaningful change through education, research and public service.

Whether you're passionate about education, civic leadership or creating impact in your own career, you'll leave with new ideas, connections, thoughtful insights and a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing higher education today.

Connect with fellow Tritons while enjoying complimentary bites. This event is free to register for alumni and guests.

🗓️ Thursday, Sep. 17
🕰️ 6-9 p.m.
📍 Hershey Hall at UCLA

🔗 Reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/4fQp89I

Amid an uncertain funding landscape, UC San Diego raised $470 million in fiscal year 2025-26, as more than 20,000 alumni, donors and partners came together to advance research, faculty excellence and new opportunities for students.

Alumni played a significant role in supporting the university’s success this year, collectively giving more than $100 million to support priorities across campus. The generosity of alumni helped support the establishment of a new school, groundbreaking research, student scholarships and fellowships, and the Triton Alumni and Welcome Center, which will open in fall 2026. Part of the larger Triton Center project at the heart of campus, the Triton Alumni and Welcome Center will serve as a gathering place for alumni to return to their alma mater and further their impact as Tritons.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gjlmpp

Picture This: You're returning to campus for your 50 year reunion. 🔱

Members of the Golden Triton Society made their way back to campus over commencement weekend for the annual Golden Triton Celebration and Procession. This year, we inducted the class of 1976 into this distinguished group. 🏅

The Golden Triton Society honors Tritons who have reached the milestone of 50 or more years as UC San Diego alumni.

View the full photo collection: https://bit.ly/4wHfLPu

Are you a UC San Diego Alumni part of the School of Medicine classes of 1976, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2006 or 2016? Join us for the UC San Diego School of Medicine Alumni Reunion on Saturday, September 26! 🎓⏰

Featuring tours of the School of Medicine and the Simulation Training Center as well as a Memories in Medicine reception, this event serves an opportunity to reconnect with classmates, meet colleagues from other reunion years and celebrate the community that continues to shape our medical school.

Register by September 1 ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/35vc8er3

Jacobs School of Engineering alumna Deniz Burnham is headed for the Space Station 🚀

Burnham, who earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from UC San Diego before being selected as a NASA astronaut in 2021, will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as an Expedition 76 flight engineer.

Her launch is targeted for March 2027. During her expedition, Burnham will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare humans for future exploration missions to the Moon and Mars and to benefit people on Earth.

Burnham joins a storied group of three other UC San Diego alumni (Jessica Meir, Kate Rubins and Megan McArthur) to complete training and serve in NASA’s astronaut corps. The first American woman to fly in space, Sally Ride, became a professor at UC San Diego after retiring from NASA.

Congrats, Deniz, on your selection as Expedition 76 flight engineer!

More from NASA: https://go.nasa.gov/4pQ1qxD

Repost from UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.

Congratulations to alumnus author Dan Santat on winning a coveted Eisner Award at Comic-Con International! His children's book, All The Hulk Feels, won Best Publication for Early Readers. 🏆📚

“Thirty years ago I was getting a biology degree at UC San Diego. It was my college roommates who encouraged me to pursue art for a living. San Diego Comic Con was the place that inspired me to become a writer. I remember sitting in the back room of my first Eisner Award banquet back in 1994 dreaming of being recognized for something I had written. Here we are full circle winning an award at the very convention that made me want to pursue my passion. This one feels special ❤️” -Dan Santat ‘98