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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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Jul 23
During today's #ICM2026 opening ceremonies, the IMU announced the 2026 Fields Medals recipients: @UChicago's Yu Deng, @stonybrooku's John Pardon, @UofT's Jacob Tsimerman, and Hong Wang of @nyuniversity and @Institut_IHES. Read more: bit.ly/4psOJbU
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2026 Fields medalist Jacob Tsimerman was honored for his role in the vast extension of the scope of o-minimal techniques within arithmetic and complex algebraic geometry. Watch the full video about his work and learn more about this year's Field Medals: bit.ly/4psOJbU
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Infinity has inspired mathematicians, scientists and artists for centuries, and on 8/8, it gets a full day of its own. Join the Museum of the Moving Image for #InfinityDay, part of Open Worlds: Science, featuring talks on infinity and the multiverse, screenings of #math short
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From quantum physics to robotics, Lie groups are invaluable to modern science and engineering. Now, a new collaboration led by @Yale’s Yair Minsky is merging representation theory, geometry and randomness to reveal new insights into the mathematical structures:
New Simons Collaboration Will Explore Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups
From simonsfoundation.org
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Aug 4
From Fibonacci spirals to flower petals, math is woven throughout nature. As part of our Math in Bloom program, Regina Forlenza from the @queensbotanicl is inviting visitors to explore these patterns with new trails, field guides, hands-on experiences on #InfinityDay and beyond.