▁has ▁become ▁engaged ▁in ▁high - imp act ▁global ▁partners hips ▁that ▁address ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁planet ' s ▁grand ▁challeng es . ▁ ▁Rub in stein ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Academy ▁from ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁circul ation ▁scientific ▁journal , ▁Science , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁Editor ▁for ▁a ▁de cade . ▁ ▁During ▁that ▁period , ▁he ▁increased ▁impact ▁and ▁circul ation ▁through ▁land mark ▁articles ▁and ▁special ▁issues , ▁red es ign s ▁and ▁re - con cept ual izations , ▁international ization ▁in ▁coverage ▁and ▁circul ation , ▁and ▁innov ation ▁in ▁Web ▁publishing . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁Science , ▁Rub in stein ▁was ▁Editor - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁The ▁Scient ist , ▁a ▁Senior ▁Editor ▁at ▁News week , ▁and ▁Man aging ▁Editor ▁at ▁Science ▁ 8 5 ▁and ▁IE EE ▁Spect rum , ▁the ▁flags hip ▁journal ▁of ▁the ▁engineering ▁profession . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁editor , ▁Mr . ▁Rub in stein ▁brought ▁his ▁employ ers ▁three ▁National ▁Magazine ▁Awards , ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁P riz es ▁of ▁the ▁period ical ▁industry . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁Rub in stein ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁earned ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁English ▁literature , ▁with ▁Great ▁Dist inction ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁spent ▁one ▁year ▁in ▁that ▁university ' s ▁doctor al ▁program ▁and ▁then ▁taught ▁high ▁school ▁English ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁publishing . ▁ ▁In