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Simons Society of Fellows

July 17, 2026

Simons Society of Fellows Welcomes Two Senior Fellows, 14 Junior Fellows By Christopher Feldsine

Mathematics & Physical Sciences

July 01, 2026

Free Public Events Will Bring the Wonder of Mathematics to Philadelphia By Thomas Sumner

Life Sciences

June 23, 2026

First Simons Postdoctoral Fellows in Plant Biology Announced By Christopher Feldsine

Articles

Mathematics & Physical Sciences

June 18, 2026

Hilbert’s 23 Problems at ICM 2026: Where Are We Now? By Evelyn Lamb

Collage of David Hilbert and imagery of 1900s Paris.

Mathematics & Physical Sciences

May 04, 2026

AI Will Be Top of Mind at ICM, Math’s Biggest Conference By Yen Duong

A portrait of Terry Tao near a chalkboard, taken at UCLA.

Global Brain

July 07, 2026

Deciphering the Link Between Neural Activity and Blood Flow in the Brain By Erica Klarreich

Colored angiogram of normal brain blood vessels.

Center for Computational Mathematics

June 24, 2026

Mathematicians Unleash Multifold Speed Boost for Supercomputer Simulations of Molecules By Susan Reslewic Keatley

A still from a movie showing a view inside a dense LiTFSI system, filled with multicolored spheres bumping into each other.

Annual Reports

June 23, 2026

Letter From the President By David Spergel

Annual Reports

June 23, 2026

Letter From the Chair By Marilyn Hawrys Simons

What We're Reading

July 17

Emery Brown on Why Scientists Need to Be Their Own Biggest Fans, Scientific American

The computational neuroscientist on how scientists themselves need to better advocate for government support.

Miles Stoudenmire: Breaking Everything Apart and Putting It Back Together Again With Tensors, Perimeter Institute

The former Perimeter Institute postdoctoral researcher went on to become a research scientist at Flatiron Institute, specializing in tensor networks.

The Brooklyn Museum Presents North American Debut of Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses, PhotoBook Magazine

Opening May 16, 2026, the exhibition showcases over 140 haute couture creations alongside contemporary art, design, and scientific artifacts, inviting visitors to explore how Van Herpen merges craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology, sustainability, and pioneering aesthetics.

Empire AI Is Already Making Rapid Progress in Drug Discovery

One of the most transformational projects in New York higher education is Empire AI, a first-in-the-nation consortium of public and private research universities to advance artificial intelligence research in the state.

Quanta Magazine

Close-up of the interior of a scientific machine. On the left, a circular arrangement of evenly spaced copper-colored rods radiates outward from a central hub. The bundle of thin copper wires converges on the right into a silver cylindrical component.

A Through-The-Lens Look at the World’s Particle Physics Labs Read More

The Transmitter

Newly identified barrier cells seal off choroid plexus from CSF, rest of brain Read More