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  1. Former CCQ Flatiron Research Fellow Riccardo Rossi Awarded 2024 Hermann Kümmel Early Achievement Award in Many-Body Physics

    August 28, 2024
    Physicist Riccardo Rossi has received the 2024 Hermann Kümmel Early Achievement Award in Many-Body Physics for his groundbreaking research in computational quantum field theory. The award, established …
  2. First Class of New York State Science Policy Fellows Announced

    August 28, 2024
    … and legislative staff. The fellows also met with staff leaders at the Simons Foundation, who are primary funders of the fellowship, after which they participated in an …
  3. Simons Foundation Announces 13 Recipients of 2024 Independence Awards

    August 15, 2024
    … treatment of monogenic syndromes associated with autism Cleyton Sobrinho, Ph.D. 2024 SFARI Fellow University of Connecticut Project: Disordered breathing in autism: screen for central and peripheral …
  4. Autism BrainNet: New Genetic Data Available

    August 14, 2024
    SFARI is pleased to announce the release of genetic data for 119 Autism BrainNet brain tissue samples, including whole genome and whole exome data.
  5. Simons Foundation Announces the Simons Collaboration on Moduli of Varieties

    July 30, 2024
    The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Simons Collaboration on Moduli of Varieties, directed by James McKernan at the University of California, San Diego …
  6. Simons Foundation Announces the Simons Collaboration on New Frontiers in Superconductivity

    July 30, 2024
    … supercurrents, potentially revolutionizing various fields and significantly impacting society.
  7. Flatiron Institute Launches Initiative for Computational Catalysis

    July 1, 2024
    The new initiative will investigate substances called catalysts that accelerate chemical reactions. The development of new catalysts could help generate clean energy and reduce the environmental impact of …
  8. Bill Ford and Andrew Golden Join Simons Foundation Board of Trustees

    June 27, 2024
    … chair Shirley M. Tilghman; and co-founder and chair Marilyn H. Simons.
  9. Simons Foundation Announces New Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics

    June 17, 2024
    The Simons Foundation has announced the new Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics to provide research support to excellent graduate students in mathematics in the final years of their …
  10. Simons Foundation Funds 14 Projects Investigating the Safety and Efficacy of Earth-Cooling Techniques

    June 12, 2024
    The funding will support researchers in answering basic scientific questions about proposed solar radiation management techniques — including identifying potentially hazardous side effects — to help policymakers make informed decisions.
  11. 2023 Summer Pilot Awards Announced

    June 6, 2024
    SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 14 grants in response to the 2023 Summer Pilot Award request for applications.
  12. Simons Observatory Begins Hunt for Echoes of the Big Bang in Universe’s Oldest Light

    June 3, 2024
    The observatory’s four telescopes will make the most precise measurements ever taken of the cosmic microwave background and reveal information about what happened just after the universe …
  13. 2024 Class of Junior Fellows of the Simons Society of Fellows

    May 30, 2024
    The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the 2024 class of Junior Fellows in the Simons Society of Fellows. These grants will be funded by the Simons Foundation …
  14. Amin Nejatbakhsh Named Leon Levy Scholar in Neuroscience

    May 29, 2024
    … program is an initiative of the Leon Levy Foundation, which supports the preservation, understanding and expansion of knowledge, with a focus on the ancient world, arts and …
  15. Sandbox Films Promotes Jessica Harrop to Executive Director, Announces New Programming and Initiatives

    May 16, 2024
    … Documentary Craft at Sundance and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Hellas Award at Thessaloniki, and went on to play at CPHDOX, HotDocs, and more. The film is …
  16. Simons Foundation Co-Founder, Mathematician and Investor Jim Simons Dies at 86

    May 10, 2024
    … quantitative trading and became one of the most profitable investment firms in history. He then turned his focus to making a difference in the world through the …
  17. Announcing Portal: Connecting New York and Dublin

    May 8, 2024
    Supported by the Simons Foundation, a large-scale sculpture placed in the heart of the Flatiron district connects the two iconic cities via livestream.
  18. CCM and CCN Researchers Awarded Outstanding Paper Award at the International Conference on Learning Representations

    May 7, 2024
    The International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) honored Center for Computational Neuroscience (CCN) research fellow Florentin Guth, CCN guest researcher Zahra Kadkhodaie, Center for Computational Mathematics (CCM) distinguished …
  19. Kelsey Martin, Executive Vice President of Autism and Neuroscience, Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

    May 7, 2024
    The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected Simons Foundation Executive Vice President of Autism and Neuroscience Kelsey Martin to its 2024 class of new members. Martin is …
  20. Announcing the 2024 Simons Early Career Investigators in Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution

    May 3, 2024
    The Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International have named five scientists as 2024 Simons Early Career Investigators in Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution. The three-year awards are …
  21. Simons Foundation Co-Founder and Chair Marilyn Simons Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    April 29, 2024
    The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected Marilyn H. Simons, board chair of the Simons Foundation, to its 2024 class of new members. Membership in the …
  22. CCA Director Julianne Dalcanton Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    April 24, 2024
    The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) has announced the members of its 2024 class of inductees. Among the honorees is Julianne Dalcanton, the director of the …
  23. MPS Announces New Scientific Board Advisory Members

    April 16, 2024
    The Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Scientific Advisory Board: Angela V. Olinto and Sergiu Klainerman.
  24. Samir Patel Joins Quanta Magazine as Editor-in-Chief

    April 16, 2024
    The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce that Samir Patel has joined Quanta Magazine as editor-in-chief. In the role, Patel will oversee the editorially independent publication …
  25. Former MPS Board Member Avi Wigderson Receives Turing Award

    April 11, 2024
    The Association for Computing Machinery has named Avi Wigderson the winner of the 2023 A.M. Turing Award for his “foundational contributions to the theory of computation, including …
  26. CCQ Distinguished Research Scientist Angel Rubio Awarded Spanish National Research Prize

    April 4, 2024
    The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities awarded quantum physicist Angel Rubio the Spanish National Research Prize for his achievements in predicting new properties of nanoscale materials …
  27. Flatiron Institute’s LaToya Anderson Named a Top Student Presenter at APS March Meeting

    March 28, 2024
    The American Physical Society (APS) has named LaToya Anderson one of the top undergraduate presenters at its 2024 March Meeting in Minneapolis. Anderson is an associate research analyst …
  28. Applications Open for 2024–2025 Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Neuroscience

    March 26, 2024
    The Simons Foundation is now accepting applications from undergraduate students to participate in its Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) program for the 2024–2025 academic year …
  29. 2024 Simons Fellows in Mathematics Announced

    March 20, 2024
    … Park Richard Schwartz Brown University Arul Shankar University of Toronto Hao Shen University of Wisconsin–Madison Pablo Shmerkin University of British Columbia Daniel Tataru University of California …
  30. Meet the First Class of Sandbox Fellows

    March 11, 2024
    The Sandbox Fellowship is a comprehensive program that supports select Science Sandbox awardees to strengthen their foundations and to become more resilient.
  31. Simons Foundation Now Accepting Applications for 2024 Class of Pivot Fellows

    March 1, 2024
    The Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International are now accepting applications for the next class of Pivot Fellows. The program provides funding for today’s brightest minds to …
  32. Neuroscientist SueYeon Chung Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship

    February 20, 2024
    The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded neuroscientist SueYeon Chung one of its prestigious research fellowships. The honor recognizes “early-career researchers whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments …
  33. CUNY Receives Historic $75 Million Gift From Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International

    February 20, 2024
    … science. CUNY’s faculty and students will be a vital part of this scientific revolution.”
  34. Introducing Bridge Grants for Science Engagement Organizations

    February 20, 2024
    STEM From Dance and Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics each received five-year grants to chart paths toward sustainability and continued long-term impact.
  35. Simons Investigators Elected to American Academy of Microbiology

    February 16, 2024
    Simons Investigators in Aquatic Microbial Ecology Brett Baker and Alyson Santoro have been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology. The honor is “based on their records of …
  36. BIOS-SCOPE Collaboration Investigator Elizabeth B. Kujawinski Wins G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award

    February 15, 2024
    The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography has named oceanographer Elizabeth B. Kujawinski the winner of the 2024 Evelyn Hutchinson Award. The honor recognizes mid-career …
  37. CCB Flatiron Research Fellow Miro Astore Awarded Young Biophysicist Award

    January 26, 2024
    Last month, Flatiron Institute postdoc Miro Astore received the Young Biophysicist Award at the 47th Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Biophysics. The award was established in …
  38. Quanta Magazine Partners With PRX and Cosmologist Janna Levin for Season 3 of ‘The Joy of Why’ Podcast

    January 25, 2024
    … received a National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications partly for his work on “The Joy of Why.” Celebrating more than 20 …
  39. 2023 SFARI Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science Awardees Announced

    January 23, 2024
    SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund three grants in response to the 2023 Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science request for applications.
  40. Simons Searchlight December 2023 Update: New Phenotypic Data Available

    January 19, 2024
    New phenotypic data from Simons Searchlight participants were recently added to SFARI Base. This release includes data from individuals with 94 gene changes and 15 copy number variants …
  41. 2023 SFARI Cross-Species Studies of ASD Awardees Announced

    January 18, 2024
    SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund three collaborative projects in response to the 2023 Cross-Species Studies of ASD request for applications.
  42. Together, Math and Science Foundations Fund ‘Tabletop’ Physics That Could Transform Our Understanding of the Universe

    December 11, 2023
    … the assumption that gravity works in the same way from macroscopic scales all the way down to the submicron level. Jason Hogan of Stanford University will lead …
  43. All Five Flatiron Centers Represented at the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)

    December 8, 2023
    For the first time, the five Flatiron Institute research centers (astrophysics, biology, mathematics, neuroscience and quantum physics), as well as its Scientific Computing Core and the Foundation Models …
  44. New Neuroscience Publication, The Transmitter, Will Inform and Connect the Field

    November 13, 2023
    … to map out — neuron by neuron — how individual insects respond to an imaginary predator; and a photo gallery of people with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease describing …
  45. SCGB Presentations at the 2023 Society for Neuroscience Conference

    November 10, 2023
    Check out these presentations from SCGB PIs and trainees at the SFN conference November on 11-15.
  46. Two SFARI Investigators Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

    November 9, 2023
    This year’s new cohort of National Academy of Medicine members includes two investigators funded by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI). Election to the academy “recognizes …
  47. SCPAB Presentations at the 2023 Society for Neuroscience Conference

    November 9, 2023
    Check out these presentations from SCPAB PIs and trainees at the SFN conference on November 11-15.
  48. New York Climate Exchange Selects Stephen Hammer as First CEO

    November 9, 2023
    … International and Public Affairs, and the Pratt Institute, where he specialized in urban energy systems and policy, often focusing on New York City. He also co-founded …
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