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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

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Jun 23
Our 2025 annual report is here! This report celebrates math's central role in supporting #science and shaping our understanding of everything from string theory and black holes to ocean microbes and autism: bit.ly/4vrumhh #math #philanthropy
2025 Annual Report
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Simons Foundation
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May 10, 2024
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…
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May 13, 2024
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:
Remembering the Life and Careers of Jim Simons
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Simons Foundation
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Jun 20, 2024
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:
Simons Announces New Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics
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Simons Foundation
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Jun 29, 2023
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:
Clamor of Gravitational Waves From Universe’s Merging Supermassive Black Holes ‘Heard’ for First...
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Simons Foundation
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Jan 27, 2025
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.
Machine-Assisted Proofs
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Simons Foundation
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Sep 12, 2023
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…
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Aug 18, 2025
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:
Simons Foundation Launches Collaboration on the Physics of Learning and Neural Computation
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Simons Foundation
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Feb 27, 2025
Terence Tao's Simons Foundation Presidential Lecture on "Machine-Assisted Proofs" is now available to watch: simonsfoundation.org/event/machine-… #math
Machine-Assisted Proofs
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Simons Foundation
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May 5, 2023
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:
Simons Foundation Renames Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program in Honor of...
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Simons Foundation
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Apr 11, 2023
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:
Map of Space-Time Distortions Reveals Universe’s Dark Matter Distribution, Proving Einstein Right
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Simons Foundation
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Apr 24, 2024
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
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CCA Director Julianne Dalcanton Elected to AAAS
CCA Director Julianne Dalcanton has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Simons Foundation
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Jan 9, 2025
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
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Jan 24, 2025
"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
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