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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
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
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
Announcement
CIFAR to be carbon neutral by 2024
The global research organization announces carbon offsetting program
April 22, 2023
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
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
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
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, 2023Brilliant Minds
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, 2022
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, 2022Artifical Intelligence News
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
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 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
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
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
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, 2023Research & Advances
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, 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
Brief
CIFAR Roundtable on Global Quantum Strategies
Sharing international perspectives on policy measures to support quantum R&D and nurture an ecosystem.
December 13, 2021In 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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