Canada Recruits 48 U.S. Scholars With C$500 Million as Trump Crackdown Roils Academia
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 27
Canada Recruits 48 U.S. Scholars With C$500 Million as Trump Crackdown Roils Academia
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 27
Summary
Twenty-one Canadian universities said they will hire 64 researchers, including 48 leaving U.S. campuses such as Harvard, Yale and MIT.
More than C$500 million in federal funding is backing the hires in strategic fields including climate research and artificial intelligence, turning U.S. academic turmoil into a recruitment opening for Canada.
Some departing scientists directly linked their move to the Trump administration’s attacks on universities and research groups; UMass RNA institute chair Phillip Zamore said U.S. support for science no longer felt intact.
The program, unveiled last December within a broader C$1.2 billion innovation push, plans a second round next year to add another 63 academics.