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Simons Foundation
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Advancing the frontiers of basic science through grantmaking, research and public engagement. Sign up for our newsletter: simonsfoundation.org/newsletter
- It is with great sadness that the Simons Foundation announces the death of its co-founder and chair emeritus, James Harris Simons. Jim was an award-winning mathematician, a legendary investor and a generous philanthropist. simonsfoundation.org/2024/05/10/sim…
- Jim Simons (1938–2024) was driven by curiosity. His lifelong passion for math and basic science led him to successful careers as a mathematician, investor and philanthropist. Read more about Jim’s life and work:
- We are pleased to announce the Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics, which provides research support to graduate students in #math. This new fellowship, which opens in fall 2024, is in honor of our late founder, Jim Simons. Read more:
- News: After 15 years of carefully observing stars called #pulsars throughout our galaxy, the @NANOGrav collaboration has “heard” the perpetual chorus of #GravitationalWaves rippling through our universe. Read more about this groundbreaking discovery here:
- Join us for a Presidential Lecture on 2/19 with Terence Tao: "Machine-Assisted Proofs." Tao will survey historical and recent developments in the use of machines in mathematics, while also speculating on the future roles of machine assistance in the field.
- We are pleased to announce the recipients of our prestigious Independence Awards for 2023! These 13 fellows will receive support as they transition from mentored training to independent faculty positions. Read more about their research projects here: simonsfoundation.org/2023/09/12/sim…
- Our new Simons Collaboration on the Physics of Learning and Neural Computation will employ and develop powerful tools from #physics, #math, computer science and theoretical #neuroscience to understand how large neural networks learn, compute, scale, reason and imagine:
- Terence Tao's Simons Foundation Presidential Lecture on "Machine-Assisted Proofs" is now available to watch: simonsfoundation.org/event/machine-… #math
- The foundation is honoring the memory of neuroscientist Krishna Shenoy by renaming its undergraduate research fellowship the Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN). Read more here:
- A new analysis of measurements of the universe’s oldest light made by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (@ACT_Pol) shows how ordinary and dark matter is spread across the cosmos, backing up Einstein’s theory of gravity. Read more here:
- Congratulations to Julianne Dalcanton (@dalcantonJD) on being elected as a member of the 2024 class of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences! Julianne is the director of the @FlatironInst Center for Computational Astrophysics. @americanacad #FlatironCCA
- Our co-founder Jim Simons led an extraordinary life, championing new ideas and ways of thinking as a mathematician, an investor and a philanthropist. Learn more about his incredible legacy in a new short film: simonsfoundation.org/2025/01/09/wat… #science #math #finance
00:00 - "Like the great redwoods, which, in their demise, are surrounded by a circle of redwoods springing from their roots, Jim's benevolent love of mathematics and science and the people studying them will continue to influence culture and learning for a very long time." — David
