New Companies Join Incubator Program at Rensselaer

Nataliya Lyzikova serves as manager of business development for Yuzhnoye, an international company from the Ukraine. The company sought to enter U.S. markets in order to commercialize more than 300 former defense technologies.

President Jackson to Co-Chair National Initiative on Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability

Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson will co-chair a national “Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability Initiative” of the Council on Competitiveness. She will be joined by co-chairmen James W. Owens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc., and D. Michael Langford, National President of Utility Workers Union of America, in the initiative designed to enhance U.S. competitiveness and energy security.

Rensselaer Athletic Director Steps Down, Accepts New Position at Colorado College

Beattie named acting director Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced that Athletic Director Ken Ralph will resign from the post he has held since 2002 in order to accept the position of athletic director at Colorado College. The decision is effective Aug. 16, at which point Rensselaer Sports Information Director Kevin Beattie will assume Ralph’s duties as acting athletic director until a national search is completed.

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