{
  "id": 4128514,
  "title": "Canada Recruits 64 Prominent Scholars, Including 48 From Harvard, Cornell And MIT, Amid Trump Administration’s US Funding Cuts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/canada-recruits-64-prominent-scholars-including-48-from-harvard",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-29T06:02:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/canada-recruits-64-prominent-scholars-including-48-from-harvard-cornell-and-mit-amid-trump-administrations-us-funding-cuts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced the hiring of 64 distinguished academics from leading American universities, under an eight-year CAD $500 million initiative. A report by CNN revealed that 48 of the scholars are transferring from prominent institutions such as Harvard, Cornell, and MIT, specializing in medicine, engineering, and climate science. This move comes amid escalating tensions between the US administration of President Donald Trump and top US research centers, which have resulted in cuts to federal funding and stricter oversight of scientific grants. Joly, speaking at a news conference at the University of British Columbia, emphasized the initiative as a commitment to defending intellectual freedom and bolstering research. She noted that while other nations are reducing research and abandoning academic freedom, Canada is doubling down on science and research. The White House was not available for comment on the recruitment drive. The initiative is part of Canada's larger Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative, a CAD $1.7 billion fund aimed at attracting top intellectual talent to the country. Scholars migrating to Canada cited worries over diminishing academic freedom and hiring obstacles in the US as primary reasons for their decision.",
  "summary": "Washington DC: Canada has successfully recruited dozens of prominent academics from elite American universities as the Trump administration intensifies its scrutiny and financial restrictions on higher education institutions across the United States, according to a report by CNN. Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced Thursday that 64 world-leading scholars have been hired under an…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}