Six researchers are joining the University of Toronto through a federal program to draw top international talent. Adrienne Campbell-Washburn, Tanya Berger-Wolf, Shu (Joy) Jiang, Michelle Arkin, Raymond Fisman and Sara Seager have been named Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada, part of Ottawa’s $1.7-billion Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative.
Seager is a U of T alumna and astrophysicist who returns to the Faculty of Arts & Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Berger-Wolf, who uses AI to study biodiversity and co-founded the Wildbook platform, joins the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. Campbell-Washburn is an MRI scientist, Jiang works on bringing AI into clinical practice, Arkin works in chemical biology, and Fisman studies how power and influence shape government decisions.
The $541-million program supports 64 chairs over eight years in its first phase. Berger-Wolf says she is excited to come to one of the original homes of artificial intelligence.
Reported from ‘Canada’s innovation advantage’: 6 leading researchers join U of T via federal initiative to draw world-class talent (U of T News, August 27, 2026).
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