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  1. Simons Searchlight July 2025 Update: New Phenotypic Data Available

  2. Tsunamis, Landslides and Asteroid Impacts: GeoClaw Models Deadly Flows

  3. Watch: Self Interacting Dark Matter, A Short Film About the Mysterious Nature of the Universe — and Ourselves

  4. Perimeter Institute’s Emmy Noether Workshop Fosters Collaboration for Women in Science

  5. First Class of Simons Dissertation Fellows in Mathematics Announced

  6. Watch: Who Cares About Gravitational Waves?, a Short Film Making the Case for Why We Should

  7. Gravitational Waves Reveal Most Massive Black Hole Merger Ever Detected

  8. SINEUPs: lncRNAs With the Potential To Upregulate Haploinsufficient Autism Risk Genes

  9. Watch: Molecular Duet, a Short Film on Beauty Emerging from Chaos

  10. Jim Simons Tribute Event Honors His Lifelong Support for Math and Science

  11. More Than 50 Simons Foundation Grantees To Speak at 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians

  12. Watch: How to Connect Two Bodies, a Short Film on the Connections That Make Us Who We Are

  13. New Study Reveals Subclasses of Autism by Linking Traits to Genetics

  14. Robbert Dijkgraaf Joins Simons Foundation Board of Trustees

  15. Watch: Did You Know That Space Can Sing?, a Short Film on Experiencing the Universe Through Sound

  16. Simons Society of Fellows Welcomes 3 New Senior Fellows

  17. Announcing the 2025 Simons Early Career Investigators in Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution

  18. Applications Open for SFARI Data Analysis RFA

  19. 2025 Travel Support for Mathematicians Awardees Announced

  20. Watch: Beyond the 20, a Short Film About What Lies Beyond Nature’s Molecular Design

  21. CCN Research Scientist Alex Williams Named McKnight Scholar

  22. Autism Inpatient Collection Releases Genetic, Phenotypic Data for More Than 1,500 Hospitalized Children With Autism

  23. Watch: 6 Science Short Films Created by Flatiron Institute Researchers and Filmmakers

  24. Physicists Cool Quantum Simulator To Record-Breaking Low Temperatures

  25. Simons Society of Fellows Welcomes 15 New Junior Fellows

  26. Autism BrainNet Releases Genetic Data for 27 New Brain Samples

  27. Support for Ukrainian Scientists Keeps Research and Collaboration Alive

  28. How Abacuses Bring Together Students With Blindness or Low Vision

  29. Simons Foundation Accepting Applications for Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution

  30. An Inspirational Mix: ICM 2026 in Philadelphia

  31. Watch: SCGB Scientists Reflect on 11 Years of Progress in Systems Neuroscience

  32. Foundation’s Film About Jim Simons Named People’s Gold Winner at Telly Awards

  33. The Transmitter Wins 4 Neal Awards for Specialized Journalism

  34. New Open Interval Cohort Will Explore Symmetry Through Art and Science

  35. Quantum Physicists Tune Material’s Property Using Energy of ‘Empty’ Space

  36. Eternal Sky Film About Jim Simons and the Simons Observatory Now Streaming

  37. To Restore Your Gut Health, a Healthy Diet Matters Most

  38. SFARI To Fund 18 Patient Advocacy Group Conferences

  39. SFARI Funds 5 Projects Aiming To Understand Early Neural Circuit Development in Autism

  40. 10 Simons Foundation Community Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences

  41. 11 Foundation-Supported Researchers Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  42. Muon Collider Project and Research Internship Program Awarded Targeted Grants in MPS

  43. A Vast Molecular Cloud, Long Invisible, Is Discovered Near Our Solar System

  44. New Series From Quanta Magazine Explores AI’s Impact on Science

  45. AI-Powered Tool Maps the Fine Details of Rodent Social Behavior

  46. Simons Fellow George Lusztig Receives Lifetime Award From International Congress of Basic Science

  47. Flares From Magnetized Stars Can Forge Planets’ Worth of Gold, Other Heavy Elements

  48. Quanta Wins 2025 National Magazine Award for Best Single-Topic Issue and Webby People’s Voice Award