ON THE COVER
Send in the Drones
PAGE 42 Unmanned aerial vehicles ( UAVs ) are everywhere nowadays , and UC San Diego alumni are leading the way in how they will shape the future — from aiding exploration to advising public policy .
COVER PHOTO : Radley Angelo , ’ 15 , CEO of Spark Aerial , returns to campus where he got his start with drones . Photo by Erik Jepsen / UC San Diego Publications . This cover comes to life on the Triton app : tritonmag . com / app
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Silicon Who ?
San Diego has long lost tech talent to a certain valley to the north . But with alumniowned companies staying put , the trend could be fading .
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A Triton in the White House
The first-ever chief data scientist at the White House had to fight to get into UC San Diego . Given the data at his disposal , we should be glad he did .
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Climate , Changed .
There ’ s no more denying that climate change is happening . The question now — what are we prepared to do about it ?
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