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Canada poaches dozens of US academics as Trump administration tightens university funding
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· August 28, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points A significant amount of money, over 500 million Canadian dollars, will support the new hires. The fields of study are varied, including medical research and environmental science.
Funding cuts have led to a brain drain. Many scholars are leaving their posts. A significant amount of money, over 500 million Canadian dollars, will support the new hires.
The new positions are at universities. The fields of study are varied, including medical research and environmental science.
Further information about the hirings and the impact of funding decisions is available from the source, which reports that a large number of academics have been recruited from the US, including from well-known institutions.
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Category: schools Published: August 28, 2026 Source: KVIA ABC-7 Reading time: 1 min
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