The funding for the researchers comes from Canada\u2019s Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative, a 1.7 billion Canadian dollars (more than $1.2 billion) effort to \u201cattract world-leading researchers to Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile certain countries are cutting research and turning their back on academic freedom, we\u2019re doubling down on science and we\u2019re doubling down on research,\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Phillip Zamore, a researcher of RNA biology at the University of Massachusetts, told NPR affiliate WBUR that he decided to depart his institution after recruitment became an issue.\u00a0\u201cI cannot do my best work in America,\u201d said Zamore. \u201cI can\u2019t recruit the best people to help me do that, and I can\u2019t promise them an environment where they\u2019ll be safe.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/lite.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/28\/americas\/canada-us-academics-hire-research-latam-intl<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While Trump may choose to publicly complain (or not), I suspect he will celebrate this news and is ecstatic to have these professors out of the US University system. It would not surprise me if he searches for ways to ensure they can never return.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Canadian Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly announced the hiring of 64 scholars, who will be supported by more than 500 million Canadian dollars (more than $350 million) for eight years at several universities in Canada. The funding for the researchers comes … Continue reading