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Dissecting mechanisms of hyperarousal in autism and related disorders using the Simons Sleep Project

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Gravity Follows Newton’s and Einstein’s Rules, Even at Cosmic Scales

April 15, 2026

Scientists Capture Superconductivity’s ‘Dancing Pairs’ for First Time, Filling Gap in Decades-Old Theory

April 15, 2026

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  1. Quantum Breakthrough Sheds Light on Perplexing High-Temperature Superconductors

    May 9, 2024
    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 …
  2. 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.
  3. 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 …
  4. 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 …
  5. 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 …
  6. Meet the ‘Quantum Plumbers’ Uncovering the Mysteries of Fluid Mechanics at the Nanoscale

    Physics World
    Nanofluidics could be used to purify water, generate energy and build nanoscale machines. But when water flows through a carbon nanotube, classical fluid mechanics breaks down, leading to …
  7. Willie Mae Rock Camp

    Funded Work
    Free music laboratory for girls and gender-expansive youth in NYC that empowers them through transdisciplinary music education
  8. STEM Greenhouse

    Funded Work
    Organization exposing underrepresented students in West Michigan to STEM through interactive, hands-on learning experiences.
  9. STEMcx

    Funded Work
    Organization promoting access for underrepresented students to the skills and information needed to address scientific and technological concerns of their neighborhoods and our changing world.
  10. Sound+Science

    Funded Work
    Innovative after-school program in New York City for high school students interested in exploring the profound connection between music and STEM.
  11. New York Theater Ballet

    Funded Work
    New York City-based theater ballet company integrating dance with quantitative STEM disciplines.
  12. Citizen Scientists Help Discover Record-Breaking Exoplanet in Binary Star System

    April 30, 2024
    With an orbit longer than those of most of its brethren, the new planet spotted by volunteer planet hunters and confirmed by Flatiron Institute scientists and their colleagues …
  13. 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 …
  14. 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 …
  15. Researchers Crack Mystery of Swirling Vortexes in Egg Cells

    April 17, 2024
    New research led by Flatiron Institute researchers reveals the source of the mysterious swirling flows in some of nature’s largest cells.
  16. New Initiative Aims to Bolster Funding for Scientists in War-Torn Ukraine

    Science
    For astrophysicist David Spergel, teaching at a summer school about data science in August 2023 in Ukraine was a “surreal” experience. At times, utterly normal—smart students and …
  17. 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.
  18. 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 …
  19. Autism Doesn’t Discriminate. Autism Research Shouldn’t Either

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    Autism exists on a spectrum because it is an inherently diverse condition. It manifests everywhere, paying little mind to culture, gender, race, religion or family income. Within this …
  20. This Marine Alga is the First Known Eukaryote to Pull Nitrogen From Air

    Science News
    It’s time to welcome a new type of cell to the club of living things that can harvest nitrogen from the atmosphere. Until now, the only lifeforms …
  21. 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 …
  22. 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 …
  23. Fundamental Fluid Processes in Climate, Stellar and Planetary Modeling

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    What will the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans look like at the end of the century?
  24. Black Holes Are Even Weirder Than You Imagined

    The New Yorker
    It’s now thought that they could illuminate fundamental questions in physics, settle questions about Einstein’s theories, and even help explain the universe.
  25. 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 …
  26. Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

    March 27, 2024
    The international team behind the Event Horizon Telescope, including the Flatiron Institute’s Jordy Davelaar, created a never before seen picture of the supermassive black hole at the …
  27. 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 …
  28. ‘Best View Ever’: Observatory Will Map Big Bang’s Afterglow in New Detail

    Nature
    Cosmologists are preparing to cast their sharpest-ever eyes on the early Universe. From an altitude of 5,300 metres on Cerro Toco, in northern Chile’s Atacama …
  29. Supercomputing’s Future Is Green and Interconnected

    IEEE Spectrum
    While the Top500 list ranks the 500 biggest high-performance computers (HPCs) in the world, its cousin the Green500 re-ranks the same 500 supercomputers according to their …
  30. 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 …
  31. Assessing mRNA translation dysregulation in Gigyf1/2 mouse models of autism

    Funded Work
    Brain development and function require adaptive control of protein synthesis (mRNA translation), which is often disrupted in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
  32. Research Converging on How Young Blood Improves Old Brains

    March 19, 2024
    Projects from multiple research groups suggest that a protein released from blood platelets plays a major role in rejuvenating old brains.
  33. Largest-Ever Map of Universe’s Active Supermassive Black Holes Released

    March 18, 2024
    The new map includes around 1.3 million quasars from across the visible universe and could help scientists better understand the properties of dark matter.
  34. How Did Life on Earth Begin? The Chemical Puzzle Just Became Clearer

    The Washington Post
    People have long scratched their heads trying to understand how life ever got going after the formation of Earth billions of years ago. Now, chemists have partly unlocked …
  35. High-throughput precision gene editing and multi-omics profiling of patient-specific CHD8 variants in human-derived stem cells and induced neurons

    Funded Work
    The tremendous genotypic and phenotypic diversity underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has made it extremely challenging to pinpoint causal mechanisms, distinguish the effects of individual genetic variants, stratify …
  36. Uncovering phenotypic convergence across high-risk autism genes using forebrain assembloids

    Funded Work
    Rare and high-penetrance mutations are key contributors to the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
  37. Giant ‘Bubble’ in Space Could Be Source of Powerful Cosmic Rays

    Nature
    Astronomers have detected an enormous gamma-ray bubble that could be a source of the Milky Way’s most powerful cosmic rays — high-energy particles that rain down …
  38. 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.
  39. One Model To Rule Them All: Creating a Machine Learning Foundation Model for Science

    March 11, 2024
    Flatiron Institute computational mathematician Ruben Ohana is working within the Polymathic AI team to create foundation models that can help scientists solve a range of problems from climate …
  40. Under Very Rare Conditions, Alzheimer’s Disease May be Transmitted

    Science News
    Five patients who got tainted growth hormone injections developed early Alzheimer’s decades later.
  41. Microfluidics: Biology’s Liquid Revolution

    The Scientist
    Microfluidic systems redefined biology by providing platforms that handle small fluid volumes, catalyzing advancements in cellular and molecular studies.
  42. 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 …
  43. Quantum Physics Makes Small Leap With Microscopic Gravity Measurement

    The Guardian
    In an experiment involving sophisticated superconducting apparatus cooled to within a whisker of absolute zero, and brass weights stuck to an electrical bicycle wheel, physicists recorded a minuscule …
  44. Old Questions, New Frontiers: Solving Condensed-Matter Problems With Concepts From High-Energy Physics

    February 26, 2024
    Physicist Kun Chen studies the unexpected behavior of many interacting electrons in solids by developing methodologies originating in other areas of physics.
  45. Small-scale Experiments for Fundamental Physics

    Funded Work
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  46. 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 …
  47. 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.”
  48. 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.
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