Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School.
This time of the academic year is always bitter sweet, a time for farewell salutes and also welcomes.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. , a molecular and cellular biologist and biochemist, as the new Vice-President Research & Innovation at 91ÑÇÉ«, beginning July 1, 2011. The was made by 91ÑÇÉ« President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri on May 30, 2011. Please read the published the next day.
Dr. Haché is currently the at the , where he has played a key role in advancing strategic research priorities. Previously, he spent 18 years at the University of Ottawa, the last 12 in a series of research leadership positions that ended with a term as Vice-Dean, Research for the Faculty of Medicine.
We salute with immense gratitude , the outgoing Vice-President Research & Innovation, for his vision, service and leadership at 91ÑÇÉ«. Dr. Shapson’s research interests span the fields of bilingual and multicultural education, and innovative program design and policy development.
As an avid supporter of IP Osgoode’s he has keenly backed our various events such as the Commercialization Conference (which we co-sponsor with the ), he encouraged the establishment of our Innovation Clinic (which we co-founded with the (OCE)), and he has ensured strong ties between IP Osgoode and , a business knowledge and skills catalyst centre located at the . As a 91ÑÇÉ« researcher, Stan will be working on social innovation and on building innovation communities, and much of his research will focus on 91ÑÇÉ« Region and emanate from the Markham Convergence Centre
Dr. Shapson's enthusiasm, wisdom, and friendship will be missed. For all of these reasons, we look forward to being able to work with him as he continues to build on Ontario and Canada’s innovation portfolio.