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News & Announcements

Find out more about our latest engagements and initiatives.

Announcement

Newest CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars take on high-risk, high-reward pursuits

16 distinguished early-career researchers join the prestigious CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program

May 23, 2023
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Announcement

James Kronstad named Power Corporation Fellow

We are pleased to announce CIFAR Fellow James Kronstad’s appointment as the Power Corporation Fellow.

May 15, 2023
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AI Science

Canada’s AI leadership strengthened through new and renewed Canada CIFAR AI Chairs under the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy

World-leading scientists to advance Canadian leadership in artificial intelligence for priority areas including health,...

April 27, 2023
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Announcement

CIFAR to be carbon neutral by 2024

The global research organization announces carbon offsetting program

April 22, 2023
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AI for Energy and the Environment

CIFAR hosts AI for Energy & the Environment Symposium

Hybrid workshop brought together Canadian stakeholders from across academic, government and private and philanthropic se...

April 19, 2023

AI for Energy and the Environment

Canada’s three National AI Institutes advance AI solutions for energy and the environment

As the world looks to AI technologies for solutions to the global climate crisis, Canada’s three National AI Institute...

April 17, 2023
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Announcement

CIFAR recognized as a Great Place to Work® for second year in a row

Certification recognizes CIFAR’s leadership in building a positive, inclusive and innovative working environment

April 13, 2023

Announcement

CIFAR’s Global Call for Ideas yields bold, new lines of inquiry on the future of being human

CIFAR’s Global Call for Ideas yields bold, new lines of inquiry on the future of being human

April 03, 2023
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AI Commercialization

Facts and Figures: Canada’s AI Landscape

Our vision: by 2030, Canada will have one of the most robust national AI ecosystems in the world, founded upon scientifi...

March 20, 2023
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AI and Society

International Women’s Day 2023: a call for innovation and technology for gender equality

By bringing women and gender diverse talent into tech fields such as AI, we help to address talent shortages and create...

March 08, 2023

Brilliant Minds

Read about the extraordinary people in our research community.
Alan Bernstein

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
David Dodge

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
Lissa Matyas

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, 2022
Werner Israel

In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Werner Israel (1931-2022)

Revered as Canada’s foremost gravitational physicist, Israel was a key figure in the founding years of CIFAR

June 01, 2022

Artifical Intelligence News

Discover the latest AI news and research that’s changing the world.
Grid of photos of new and renewed Chairs

AI Science

Canada’s AI leadership strengthened through new and renewed Canada CIFAR AI Chairs under the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy

World-leading scientists to advance Canadian leadership in artificial intelligence for priority areas including health,...

April 27, 2023
Photo of meeting attendees

AI for Energy and the Environment

CIFAR hosts AI for Energy & the Environment Symposium

Hybrid workshop brought together Canadian stakeholders from across academic, government and private and philanthropic se...

April 19, 2023
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AI and Society

Machine MD: Case Study 4

This report is the outcome of the Machine MD: Law and Ethics Case Study on Cardiac Arrest Prediction.

April 19, 2023
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AI and Society

Machine MD: Case Study 3

This report is the outcome of the Machine MD: Law and Ethics Case Study on Digital Twins.

April 19, 2023
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AI and Society

Machine MD: Case Study 2

This report is the outcome of the Machine MD: Law and Ethics Case Study on the Suicide Artificial Intelligence Predictio...

April 19, 2023
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AI and Society

Machine MD: Case Study 1

This report is the outcome of the Machine MD: Law and Ethics Case Study on the OR Black Box.

April 19, 2023

Research & Advances

Explore the latest discoveries and ideas from our community.
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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
Leah Cowen

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
Fungal Kingdom Illustration

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
Dhanya Sridhar

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
Carolina Tropini

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
INDUSTRY FINAL

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, 2022

Advances

Believe the Impossible: The Future of… Mars Exploration

From designing instruments to detect water on Mars, to mapping the architecture of planets in 3D, CIFAR researcher John...

June 30, 2022

Advances

Year in Review: Top 10 CIFAR stories of 2021

Can we measure global happiness? Does using sanitation tools during COVID-19 pose longer-term threats to human health? T...

December 22, 2021
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Brief

CIFAR Roundtable on Global Quantum Strategies

Sharing international perspectives on policy measures to support quantum R&D and nurture an ecosystem.

December 13, 2021

In 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, 2022
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