/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10461/all en /newsroom/channels/news/nine-mcgill-researchers-selected-newest-round-canada-cifar-ai-chairs-303256 <p>CIFAR today announced its newest cohort of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, which includes nine researchers from ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą, bringing the total number of ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą researchers named to the program to 17. These top academic researchers are part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, the world’s first national strategy of its kind. The Canada CIFAR AI Chair Program represents an investment of $30 million at nine universities, and mobilizes over 150 researchers across the country.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:09:29 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 190439 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/six-mcgill-researchers-named-canada-cifar-ai-ccai-chairs-292261 <p>The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) today announced the inaugural cohort of 29 Canada CIFAR AI (CCAI) Chairs, including six from ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą. These top academic researchers—including Doina Precup and JoĂ«lle  Pineau—are named as part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, and will help maintain Canada’s leadership in artificial intelligence research. The CCAI Chair Program represents an investment of $30 million at nine universities across the country.  </p> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:36:06 +0000 jessica.goodsell@mcgill.ca 110236 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/nurses-care-young-mothers-leaves-traces-babies-dna-286970 <div><span>Researchers have known for a couple of decades that early life adversity can affect the way that particular genes function through a process called epigenetics - a bit like a dimmer switch on a light, pushing gene activity up or down. What they haven’t been able to show until now is that POSITIVE early life experiences can have a similar effect, and that these effects can be seen over thirty years later.  </span></div> <div> </div> Tue, 01 May 2018 19:24:32 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 38901 at /newsroom