Tien To Leave Rensselaer for University of Miami

Troy, N.Y. — James M. Tien, the Yamada Corporation Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will leave the Institute to accept a new position as dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Miami. Tien, a Rensselaer alumnus, was founding chair of the Department of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems (DSES) and currently holds a joint appointment in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering. He will assume his new role in Miami on Sept. 1.

Rensselaer Once Again Ranks Among the Nation's Top 50 Universities

Troy, N.Y. — For the eighth year in a row, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been counted among the top 50 universities in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report. The Institute was ranked 44th among all national universities and listed as one of the top 25 colleges in the publication’s “Great Schools, Great Prices” category.

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.

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