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CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
Meet the 2022-2024 cohort of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
In support of the next generation of science leaders, CIFAR welcomes new scholars chosen for their outstanding early-car...
June 07, 2022
Announcement
Meet the newest CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars: Nineteen outstanding early-career researchers to join six CIFAR research programs
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May 26, 2021
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
AI in biodiversity research crucial to our survival
Canada CIFAR AI Chair Graham Taylor is using computer vision to better understand and protect our planet’s biodiversit...
April 16, 2021
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
When the Universe calls, Raffaella Margutti answers
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar makes quick decisions to catch the Universe’s most extreme events.
March 22, 2021
Award
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Renée Hložek and Adrian Liu receive Sloan Fellowships
Researchers are selected based on their accomplishments, their creativity, and their leadership potential
March 26, 2020
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
The ABCs of B cells
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar Jean-Philippe Julien, who uses robots to design better vaccines.
November 05, 2019
Announcement
Meet the 2019-2021 cohort of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
Fourteen inspiring early-career researchers named across five CIFAR research programs
September 04, 2019
Announcement
The world's top AI talent convene in Edmonton for the DLRL Summer School
Classes are now in session at the CIFAR Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning Summer School (DLRL Summer School).
July 24, 2019
Announcement
Media Advisory: DLRL Summer School brings global AI experts to Canada
CIFAR and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) and are excited to welcome the brightest minds in artificial...
July 18, 2019
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
Hannah Carter: Towards personalized cancer diagnosis and treatment
By understanding the details of how genetic mutations turn into tumours, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar Hannah Carter is p...
May 30, 2019Support Us
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