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For the Love of Peanut Butter

Brittany Merrill Yeng '09, MS '10 takes on an American classic. This story was published in the Fall 2022 issue of UC San Diego Magazine.

Co-founders Brittany Merrill Yeng ’09, MS ’10, and Steve Yeng

Next Generation

UC San Diego alumna Deniz Burnham '07 reaches for the stars as a NASA astronaut candidate.

UC San Diego alumna and NASA astronaut candidate Deniz Burnham

Take 10 With a Triton: Campus Photographer Erik Jepsen is Chasing Rainbows—Literally

If you’ve seen a photograph of the campus and its people in the past decade, there’s a good chance that Erik Jepsen has taken it.

UC San Diego’s Newest Class Makes an Entrance

This week marks the beginning of classes, and the campus is abuzz with the addition of about 9,500 first-year students who are ready to use their diverse talents and ambitions to enhance the UC San Diego community.

Culture of Collaboration Attracted New Vice Chancellor for Research to UC San Diego

As a celebrated researcher in her field, UC San Diego’s new Vice Chancellor for Research recognized the potential for exponential growth of the university’s vibrant research environment in the years to come. It was exactly the community that she wanted to be a part of and drive forward.

Monitors and Meddlers

Lauren Prather’s new book “Monitors and Meddlers: How Foreign Actors Influence Local Trust in Elections” has been a long time in the making—a full decade, in fact.