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Advancing the frontiers of basic science through grantmaking, research and public engagement. Sign up for our newsletter: https://t.co/s7KhKAFrjE
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Last year, we supported programs that advanced the frontiers of research in #math and basic #science around the world. Our 2024 annual report dives deep into a handful of these endeavors:
annualreports.simonsfoundation.org
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Since its creation by Bill Paxton, the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) has illuminated the lives of stars and become a staple for stellar scientists: #science #astrophysics.
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A Stellar Revolution: How Open-Source Tool MESA Changed the Way We Study Stars on Simons Foundation
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RT @QuantaMagazine: The prevailing wisdom in neuroscience holds that networks of neurons store our memories. But if solitary nonneural cell….
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A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory...
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Why do we see math as rigid and precise, and music as fluid and expressive? The boundary between them may be blurrier than it seems. At our August Presents event "Riffing Between Math and Jazz," @FlatironInst scientists Cyril Creque-Sarbinowski and Dan Fortunato joined jazz
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RT @AutismBrainNet: Autism BrainNet is committed to helping scientists advance autism research. Learn more about how autism research is mad….
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A new @Nature study from Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain investigator @takaki_komiyama finds that as mice learn a complex movement, the pathway from a deep brain region called the motor thalamus to the motor cortex rewires itself to drive the movement:.
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Black holes and their extremely strong gravity are where our current understanding of the cosmos breaks down. Our new Simons Collaboration on Black Holes and Strong Gravity aims to find answers: #science #astrophysics.
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New Simons Collaboration Explores Black Holes and Strong Gravity on Simons Foundation
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What if we could expand our idea of what #math is and who it’s for? Announcing Infinite Sums, a national math initiative of our Science, Society & Culture division. In 2026 and beyond, we’ll bring math to life through cultural experiences and by creating a new collective of math
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Excited to announce the inaugural recipients of our Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics, named in honor of foundation co-founder Jim Simons. The program provides research support to exceptional graduate students in #math:
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First Class of Simons Dissertation Fellows in Mathematics Announced on Simons Foundation
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We're pleased to announce that @s_searchlight has released new data from over 5,600 individuals with a genetic diagnosis on their gene inclusion list: #science #autismresearch.
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The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative is pleased to announce that Simons Searchlight has released new data for more than 5,600 individuals.
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More than 430 scientists in Ukraine are receiving monthly stipends from the Simons Foundation to help continue their research in the face of war. Read more in our 2024 annual report: #science
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RT @_TheTransmitter: Calling all PIs! @_TheTransmitter wants to understand the diverse funding sources that support your neuroscience resea….
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We want to hear from you about the sources of funding for your research.
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RT @Princeton: Researchers at Princeton University and the @SimonsFdn have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of….
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GeoClaw simulations are helping Pacific Northwest residents prepare for “the Big One” — an anticipated megathrust earthquake that will cause widespread damage. Read more about this @FlatironInst-supported modeling platform: #science #geology #math.
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Tsunamis, Landslides and Asteroid Impacts: GeoClaw Models Deadly Flows on Simons Foundation
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RT @USC: Quantum computing could transform medicine, energy, and AI. But qubits are unstable, error-prone, and hard to tame. @SimonsFdn & U….
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With one overlooked ingredient, USC researchers show how to turn a promising quantum system into a universal computer.
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ICYMI: Fundamental research on the #math of waves has quickly revolutionized the engineering of power-efficient LED lightbulbs and has saved American households billions on their energy bills: #science.
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These Mathematical Equations Are Slashing America’s Electric Bills on Simons Foundation
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The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division is now accepting applications for its Simons Collaborations in Ecology and Evolution awards. Deadline is 10/16: #science #ecology #evolution.
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Simons Foundation Accepting Applications for Simons Collaborations in Ecology and Evolution on Simons Foundation
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There's one month left to apply for our SFARI Data Analysis RFA! These awards will provide support for scientists interested in working with and publishing from previously collected data relevant to the basic science of autism: #science #autismresearch.
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SFARI is launching an RFA to provide researchers with the support to allocate time and personnel toward working with previously collected data.
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