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White House Tritons
Several UC San Diego alumni have recently been nominated or appointed to positions within the Biden administration , adding to a long list of university alumni and faculty who have served the nation in high-level roles . ( pictured L – R )
Stephanie Akpa ’ 06 — Senior advisor , Office of Civil Rights , Department of Health and Human Services
Kurt Campbell ’ 80 — Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs at the National Security Council
David Marchick ’ 88 — Chief operating officer , U . S . International Development Finance Corporation
Cindy Marten , MA ’ 95 — has been nominated to be deputy secretary , Department of Education
Alondra Nelson ’ 94 — Deputy director for science and society , Office of Science and Technology Policy
And Melody Gonzales ’ 02 , served on the agency review team for the Office of Personnel Management .
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UC San Diego received a record number of applications for fall 2021 . 22,404 transfer students also applied to UC San Diego ( roughly 1,300 more than the previous year ).
U . S . News and World Report listed UC San Diego 21st in the world for their 2021 Best Global Universities rankings — based on research output , reputation , international collaboration and number of highly-cited papers .
UC San Diego ’ s School of Global Policy and Strategy will partner with San Diego County to get the county ’ s carbon emissions to zero by the year 2035 . Read more at tritonmag . com / 2035
MONUMENTAL ARTWORK
Several pieces of art have recently made their debut at UC San Diego :
“ Party Hat ( Orange )” by Jeff |
A new Stuart Art Collection |
The Turner Collection , |
Twelve pieces of art from |
Koons , a gift of Joan and |
piece , “ Same Old Paradise ” by |
donated by Steve Turner |
the Soviet Impressionism |
Irwin Jacobs and part of the |
Alexis Smith , was installed at |
’ 82 to the UC San Diego |
and Socialist Realism period |
Healing Arts Collection at |
the North Torrey Pines Living |
Library Special Collections |
will find a home in the Arts |
Jacobs Medical Center , is an |
and Learning Neighborhood . |
& Archives , features more |
and Humanities Buildings |
immense sculpture reflecting |
The mural-sized canvas evokes |
than 300 items , including |
at North Torrey Pines Living |
the hospital ’ s healing power |
the promise of the open road |
rare pieces that spotlight the |
and Learning Neighborhood , |
and celebration of new life at |
and fruitful land , inspired by |
African-American experience |
thanks to longtime donors , |
the Birth Center . |
Jack Kerouac ’ s On the Road . |
in the American West . |
Ann and Joel Reed . |
14 TRITON | SPRING 2021