Mélanie Joly, Canada's Minister of Industry, announced the hiring of 64 academics. They will receive support totaling over $350 million US during eight years at various Canadian universities. The academics come from prestigious institutions, including Harvard, Cornell, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Forty-eight of the academics are from US institutions, working in fields such as medicine, engineering, and climate science. This development comes as the US government intensifies measures against its own institutions.

Further information on this announcement is available from the source, including details on the specific initiatives and universities involved.