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… reveal the unknown about our universe. Establishing this new line of missions — the largest our Astrophysics program has ever competed — has taken that creativity to new heights … -
The Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International have named five scientists as 2024 Simons Fellows in Marine Microbial Ecology. The fellowship program supports promising postdoctoral scientists who intend … -
… Award will be held at 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Interested attendees can register here. A recording of the webinar will … -
The MacArthur Foundation has selected oceanographer Benjamin Van Mooy as a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. Known colloquially as the “genius grant”, this award provides $800,000 over five years … -
… University of Washington Anselmo Rivera Johns Hopkins University Gwen Roter University of Wisconsin–Madison Gloria Shen University of Washington Alishba Silat University of Texas at Dallas Ilana …
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… the guidance of Art Director Samuel Velasco “These articles resulted from more than 60 hours of interviews with more than 30 quantum gravity researchers,” said Staff Writer … -
Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain investigators and their colleagues imaged a large portion of the fruit fly brain as the insect performed various activities. The findings may … -
Timothy Berkelbach, co-director of the Initiative for Computational Catalysis. The American Chemical Society (ACS) today announced that Initiative for Computational Catalysis (ICC) Co-Director Timothy Berkelbach will … -
A new paper unravels the mysteries of a bizarre physical state known as the pseudogap, which has close ties to the sought-after state called high-temperature superconductivity … -
Researchers will build a new breed of AI-powered tools to find the needles of discovery lurking in vast haystacks of astronomical data. -
The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) today announced Flatiron Research Fellow Aavishkar Patel as a finalist in the Blavatnik Regional Awards for … -
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) announced today that Center for Computational Neuroscience (CCN) director Eero Simoncelli will receive its prestigious Swartz Prize, which it annually awards to “an … -
On January 25–26, 2024, SFARI welcomed researchers to a workshop to discuss SFARI Gene and other existing databases and other tools focused on different aspects of autism … -
… (SIAM) and the American Mathematical Society. He received the Martin Kruskal Prize from SIAM in 2018 for his work on nonlinear waves and coherent structures. Founded in … -
… beyond. Host Paul Middlebrooks takes a close look at how advances in artificial intelligence are opening new avenues for studying biological brains and how a better understanding … -
… Wan Rutgers University, Newark Mu-Tao Wang Columbia University Changyou Wang Purdue University Xiaowei Wang Rutgers University, Newark Weinan Wang University of Oklahoma Jaroslaw Wlodarczyk Purdue University … -
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 … -
… 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 … -
The new estimates of the parameters that form the basis of the standard model of cosmology are far more precise than previous approaches using the same galaxy distribution … -
The ripples in space-time caused by the death of massive spinning stars could be within the limits of detection of projects like LIGO and Virgo, new simulations … -
In 2014, scientists observed X-ray activity from distant galaxies that was thought to be the first evidence of dark matter decay — a landmark discovery that could significantly … -
… 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 … -
SFARI is pleased to announce the release of genetic data for 119 Autism BrainNet brain tissue samples, including whole genome and whole exome data. -
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 … -
… supercurrents, potentially revolutionizing various fields and significantly impacting society. -
The exoplanet’s backward and weirdly elliptical orbit suggests that giant planets can migrate blisteringly close to their host stars long after forming in the cooler outskirts of … -
In Erie, Pennsylvania, a total solar eclipse became the catalyst for something bigger—bringing people together while helping spark a new home for media art in the city. -
More than 50 Science Sandbox grantees convened at the Simons Foundation for the two-day event. -
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 … -
… chair Shirley M. Tilghman; and co-founder and chair Marilyn H. Simons. -
Spencer Pride, located in Spencer, Indiana, put LGBTQIA+ identity at the center of their celebrations of the April 8 total solar eclipse. -
The Simons Associate Program has enabled dozens of up-and-coming physicists from developing countries to expand their research networks and scope. -
The new model developed by researchers at the Flatiron Institute proposes that biological neurons have more control over their surroundings than previously thought, something that could be replicated … -
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 … -
Neuroscientists at the Flatiron Institute and New York University developed a new theoretical framework that describes our ability to both absolutely and relatively gauge the properties of sensory … -
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. -
On April 8, 2024, Americans witnessed a total solar eclipse that darkened the sky from Texas to Maine. We documented some of their stories as part of our … -
SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 14 grants in response to the 2023 Summer Pilot Award request for applications. -
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 … -
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 … -
… 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 … -
CRISPR promises to be a game changer in the development of treatments for genetic diseases, but sometimes the technology slices DNA where it’s not supposed to. A … -
On January 8–9, 2024, SFARI welcomed researchers to its second annual meeting of the SFARI Sex Differences Collaboration (SSDC). -
… 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 … -
During a 2012 interview, Simons Foundation co-founder Jim Simons discussed his life and mathematical career. -
… report. In 2004, Simons founded a nonprofit organization committed to attracting and supporting outstanding math teachers in New York City schools. Named Math for America, the organization … -
… 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 … -
Using the Hubbard model, Flatiron Institute senior research scientist Shiwei Zhang and his colleagues have computationally re-created key features of the superconductivity in materials called cuprates that …