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Announcement
CIFAR partners with Swiss National Science Foundation
The partnership aims to strengthen cross-border collaboration in science, technology and innovation
September 28, 2023
Announcement
Deloitte report: Canada leads the world in AI talent concentration
Report on Canada’s national AI ecosystem finds Canada tops world rankings in talent concentration, with patent growth...
September 27, 2023
AI and Society
Generative AI doesn’t have to generate climate disaster
A new report published by CIFAR outlines basic steps for policymakers on how to measure and address the environmental im...
September 25, 2023
Announcement
British Academy and CIFAR announce partnership on New Frontiers in Technology
The research supported by this new partnership will examine the potential of new and emerging techno
September 14, 2023
Advances
The racial wealth gap: How it started and how we can fix it
The racial wealth gap in the United States hasn’t changed in 70 years. CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar Ellora Derenoncour...
September 06, 2023
Advances
Social media fuelling youth mental health crisis? CIFAR researcher cites other causes
In May, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory about the impact of social media on adolescent mental health, refuel...
August 25, 2023
In Memoriam
Remembering Gerald Heffernan
Gerald Heffernan, former CIFAR Board member and one of our cherished supporters, recently passed
August 23, 2023
AI and Society
CIFAR AI Insights Policy Brief outlines strategies for federated health data access in Canada
A timely new report published today by CIFAR provides expert guidance for policy-makers, regulators and service provider...
August 03, 2023
Boundaries, Membership & Belonging
What does successful migrant integration look like? CIFAR researchers explore a new framework
Members of CIFAR’s Boundaries, Membership & Belonging program are providing a framework for understanding and creating...
July 25, 2023
AI and Society
CIFAR announces launch of two AI for Health Solution Networks
Today CIFAR announced details about two successful Solution Networks selected from a competitive call for proposals issu...
July 13, 2023Brilliant Minds
In Memoriam
Remembering Gerald Heffernan
Gerald Heffernan, former CIFAR Board member and one of our cherished supporters, recently passed
August 23, 2023
Award
Dr. Alan Bernstein named U of T Professor Emeritus
The title reflects Bernstein’s past and continued substantive contributions to the University of Toronto community
October 31, 2022
Award
CHIME team wins Brockhouse Canada Prize, CIFAR members among recipients
Key members of the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) team are CIFAR researchers in the Gravity & th...
October 27, 2022
Award
Marla B. Sokolowski and W. Thomas Boyce named CIFAR Distinguished Fellows
Both researchers honoured in recognition of their research contributions and transformational leadership of CIFAR’s Ch...
October 03, 2022
Award
A lifetime honour: CIFAR names David A. Dodge an honorary fellow
David A. Dodge, member of CIFAR’s board of directors and a former board chair, has been named a CIFAR Honorary Fellow
September 23, 2022
News
Expanding CIFAR’s global reach: A Q&A with Lissa Matyas, VP, Global Government Affairs
A recognized thought leader in science and technology research-funding, Lissa Matyas shares her vision for CIFAR’s glo...
August 19, 2022Artificial Intelligence News
AI and Society
Generative AI doesn’t have to generate climate disaster
A new report published by CIFAR outlines basic steps for policymakers on how to measure and address the environmental im...
September 25, 2023
AI and Society
CIFAR AI Insights Policy Brief outlines strategies for federated health data access in Canada
A timely new report published today by CIFAR provides expert guidance for policy-makers, regulators and service provider...
August 03, 2023
AI and Society
CIFAR announces launch of two AI for Health Solution Networks
Today CIFAR announced details about two successful Solution Networks selected from a competitive call for proposals issu...
July 13, 2023
CIFAR NextGen AI Training Programs
“Nothing about us, without us”
A journey of meaningful collaboration to increase Indigenous participation in AI
June 06, 2023
AI and Society
Report: CIFAR Symposium on AI for Energy and the Environment
On March 21, 2023, CIFAR brought together Canadian stakeholders from across academia, government and the private sector...
June 02, 2023Research & Advances
Advances
The racial wealth gap: How it started and how we can fix it
The racial wealth gap in the United States hasn’t changed in 70 years. CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar Ellora Derenoncour...
September 06, 2023
Advances
Social media fuelling youth mental health crisis? CIFAR researcher cites other causes
In May, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory about the impact of social media on adolescent mental health, refuel...
August 25, 2023
Advances
CIFAR members among team to find first evidence of low-frequency gravitational waves
Astrophysicists have found first evidence for gravitational waves that oscillate for periods of years to decades. This n...
June 29, 2023
Advances
Believe the Impossible: The future of… human consciousness
From making neurons play Pong, to studying how psychedelics alter states of consciousness, Adeel Razi is taking non-trad...
February 09, 2023
Advances
Behind the headlines: Will the nuclear fusion breakthrough save the planet?
Curtis Berlinguette, clean-energy researcher and program co-director of the Bio-Inspired Solar Energy program at CIFAR,...
January 10, 2023
Advances
Believe the Impossible: The Future of…Treating Infectious Fungal Diseases
Leah Cowen, co-director of CIFAR’s Fungal Kingdom program, discusses the often overlooked fungi, from new opportunitie...
November 03, 2022
Brief
The Future of Fungi: Threats and Opportunities
CIFAR and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund held a workshop to help chart the future challenges and opportunities presented by...
October 19, 2022
Advances
Believe the Impossible: The Future of… Fairness in AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is extremely prevalent, but is it fair? Dhanya Sridhar, Canada CIFAR AI Chair, d...
September 12, 2022
Advances
Believe the Impossible: The Future of… human gut health
Carolina Tropini, a fellow in CIFAR’s Humans & the Microbiome program, gives insights in studying the human microbiota...
August 11, 2022
Brief
CIFAR Workshop on Astronomy/Cosmology and Artificial Intelligence
Optimizing AI/ML use in astronomy/cosmology, applying (astro)physics to AI's theoretical underpinnings
July 19, 2022In the News
A selection of international news coverage of the global CIFAR research community.
CIFAR in the News
Slate | Those Beautiful James Webb Space Telescope Images Are Just the Beginning
July 13, 2022
CIFAR in the News
Toronto Star | Can we make artificial intelligence less racist?
June 22, 2022
CIFAR in the News
The New York Times | ‘It’s Life of Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens
April 23, 2022
CIFAR in the News
Financial Post | Lunch with Dan Breznitz: 'Our kids will have a worse life than us, unless we change Canadian business'
April 19, 2022
CIFAR in the News
The Verge | Keywords from hallucinogenic experiences can help find parts of the brain affected by drugs
March 16, 2022
CIFAR in the News
New Scientist | There are neurons in the brain that only seem to respond to singing
February 22, 2022Support Us
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