TRITON Magazine Winter 2017 | Page 10

POINT

4.6

The collective distance logged by players of Pokémon Go , the phenomenal mobile game led by alumnus Ed Wu ’ 04 .
( That ’ s about halfway from Earth to Pluto !)

BILLION KILOMETERS

PLUTO
“ It ’ s about going outside , going on walks and meeting people in the real world .”
— ED WU ’ 04
EARTH

15mm

0 cm
1 2
TEENY TINY
$ 213 MILLION
SEE YA IN 10 YEARS !
SAGE ADVICE
UC San Diego Health surgeons removed a gallbladder through a 15-millimeter incision , the smallest ever for the procedure .
In fiscal year 2015 – 2016 , UC San Diego received nearly 46,000 gifts to help the university serve its students , the community and the world .
Social and medical scientists will follow 10,000 children ages 9 and 10 over a decade to better understand the adolescent brain , part of the nationwide Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study .
Chancellor Pradeep K . Khosla was named to the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship , to advise on policies and programs designed to make the U . S . more globally competitive .

50

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARIES
2017 is a landmark year for the following areas of campus , all which are celebrating 50 years helping UC San Diego thrive :
1 . Department of Visual Arts
4 . Chancellor ’ s Associates 2 . John Muir College ( see p . 28 !) 5 . UC San Diego Health
3 . Student Newspaper — The Guardian ( see p . 40 !)
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