The Pol Comm Tech Lab releases "Influencers and Elections: The many roles content creators play," a new report by Dr. Elizabeth Dubois and Louise Stahl examining the varied roles social media influencers play during elections and how they shape public discourse, engage voters and impact electoral outcomes.

A renowned scholar in the fields of data governance and AI regulation, Dr. Teresa Scassa has been renewed as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy.

A global thought leader on innovation and intellectual property, Professor Jeremy de Beer has been awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Innovation and Intellectual Property Law.

A renowned scholar in information law and policy, Dr. Teresa Scassa has been appointed as a member of the Ontario Health Data Council (OHDC) to support the management of Ontario’s health data.

With the support the Queen Elizabeth Scholars Advanced Scholars West Africa Africa (QES-AS-WA) program, Dr. Ogochukwu Monye and Dr. Onyema Otitodiri are joining the Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) at University of Ottawa’s Centre for Law, Technology and Society to reinforces the network’s dedication to advancing legal research, technology, and open collaborative innovation.

The University of Ottawa Press just released Intellectual Property Futures, a new collection co-edited by Dr. Alexandra Mogyoros to explore the trajectories and challenges of intellectual property law and policy in the global landscape.

An expert in consumer protection, Professor Marina Pavlović has been appointed as a consumer interest director to the board of directors of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI).

A leading expert on technology-facilitate violences and abuses, Professor Jane Bailey has been appointed a Research Fellow at the Centre for Protecting Women Online at the Open University in Milton Keynes, England.

The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) as well as Professor Marina Pavlović, along with a group of law students, have submitted interventions to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), both calling for improved consumer information and greater transparency in Canada’s telecommunications sector.