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Recognition and Celebration

Researchers in Canada are providing insights and solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges and greatest questions.

Featured Winners

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2023

Anastassia Voronova

Brain repair research holds promise for multiple sclerosis, other neurological diseases

Sloan Research Fellowships

Medical & Health Sciences

2024

Daniel Drucker

After success of diabetes and obesity treatments, Daniel Drucker looks to potential of GLP-1 drugs for other illnesses

Princess of Asturias Awards

Medical & Health Sciences

2025

Geoffrey Hinton

Geoffrey Hinton recognized with Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Engineering and Technology

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2021

Kamari Maxine Clarke

Socio-Legal scholar and anthropologist pushes boundaries and strives for social change

Guggenheim Fellowships

Social Sciences and Humanities

Canadian excellence, global recognition

Canadians should be proud of the research being conducted at our universities and research institutes. From research leading to breakthrough medications like Ozempic, to algorithms powering artificial intelligence and innovative explorations that connect textiles with computer coding, researchers in Canada are providing insights and solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges and greatest questions.

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