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Simons Foundation 2024 Annual Report
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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/2024/
This Wednesday: Chiara Mingarelli will discuss the hunt for merging supermassive black holes using a galaxy-sized detector that leverages pulsar stars. Register for this in-person Presidential Lecture: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/searching-for-merging-supermassive-black-holes/ #science
Searching for Merging Supermassive Black Holes
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January 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
This Wednesday: Chiara Mingarelli will discuss the hunt for merging supermassive black holes using a galaxy-sized detector that leverages pulsar stars. Register for this in-person Presidential Lecture: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/searching-for-merging-supermassive-black-holes/ #science
At @uwpsychology.bsky.social, former Fellows-to-Faculty awardee Sama Ahmed studies the neurobiology of multitasking: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-sama-ahmed-studies-the-neuroscience-of-multitasking/ #neuroscience
Fellows-to-Faculty Awardee Sama Ahmed Studies the Neuroscience of Multitasking
Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty alumnus Sama Ahmed spoke with the foundation about his experiences with the fellowship.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
At @uwpsychology.bsky.social, former Fellows-to-Faculty awardee Sama Ahmed studies the neurobiology of multitasking: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-sama-ahmed-studies-the-neuroscience-of-multitasking/ #neuroscience
Join us next week (1/21) for a Presidential Lecture on "Searching for Merging Supermassive Black Holes" with Yale University professor and #FlatironCCA guest researcher Chiara Mingarelli. Register: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/searching-for-merging-supermassive-black-holes/ #science
Searching for Merging Supermassive Black Holes
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January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Join us next week (1/21) for a Presidential Lecture on "Searching for Merging Supermassive Black Holes" with Yale University professor and #FlatironCCA guest researcher Chiara Mingarelli. Register: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/searching-for-merging-supermassive-black-holes/ #science
🧬 Simons Searchlight is celebrating its 15th birthday! Learn more about the research program's history and available resources: https://www.sfari.org/2025/12/18/simons-searchlight-at-15-a-researchers-guide/ #science
SFARI | Simons Searchlight at 15: A Researcher’s Guide
Now celebrating 15 years, Simons Searchlight offers open-source data and tools to researchers worldwide who study autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
🧬 Simons Searchlight is celebrating its 15th birthday! Learn more about the research program's history and available resources: https://www.sfari.org/2025/12/18/simons-searchlight-at-15-a-researchers-guide/ #science
Simons Society of Fellows Junior Fellow Leslie Sibener studies what memories we select for long term storage and how that can affect our behavior. Watch full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABHBvPgzVTg #science #neuroscience #memory
January 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Simons Society of Fellows Junior Fellow Leslie Sibener studies what memories we select for long term storage and how that can affect our behavior. Watch full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABHBvPgzVTg #science #neuroscience #memory
Congrats to our three new Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellows: Northwestern University's Alex Edison, Clemson University's Christopher Karwin and Georgia Tech's Meg Millhouse: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundation-announces-3-new-scientific-software-research-faculty-fellows/
Simons Foundation Announces 3 New Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellows
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the latest recipients of its Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Congrats to our three new Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellows: Northwestern University's Alex Edison, Clemson University's Christopher Karwin and Georgia Tech's Meg Millhouse: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundation-announces-3-new-scientific-software-research-faculty-fellows/
Our public Presidential Lectures series returns this month with free, in-person weekly talks offering high-level presentations on boundary-pushing research across #math and basic #science: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/12/announcing-the-2026-simons-foundation-presidential-lecture-series/
Announcing the 2026 Simons Foundation Presidential Lecture Series
The public lecture series highlights the latest research in mathematics and the basic sciences.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Our public Presidential Lectures series returns this month with free, in-person weekly talks offering high-level presentations on boundary-pushing research across #math and basic #science: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/12/announcing-the-2026-simons-foundation-presidential-lecture-series/
Our public Presidential Lectures series returns this month with free, in-person weekly talks offering high-level presentations on boundary-pushing research across #math and basic #science: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/12/announcing-the-2026-simons-foundation-presidential-lecture-series/
Announcing the 2026 Simons Foundation Presidential Lecture Series
The public lecture series highlights the latest research in mathematics and the basic sciences.
www.simonsfoundation.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Our public Presidential Lectures series returns this month with free, in-person weekly talks offering high-level presentations on boundary-pushing research across #math and basic #science: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/12/announcing-the-2026-simons-foundation-presidential-lecture-series/
Our public Presidential Lectures series returns this month with free, in-person weekly talks offering high-level presentations on boundary-pushing research across #math and basic #science: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/12/announcing-the-2026-simons-foundation-presidential-lecture-series/
Announcing the 2026 Simons Foundation Presidential Lecture Series
The public lecture series highlights the latest research in mathematics and the basic sciences.
www.simonsfoundation.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Our public Presidential Lectures series returns this month with free, in-person weekly talks offering high-level presentations on boundary-pushing research across #math and basic #science: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/12/announcing-the-2026-simons-foundation-presidential-lecture-series/
Grupo Cultural Latinos En Rochester's STEM ambassador, Pilar Osorio-Godoy, spoke with us about her community's involvement with our #InfiniteSums math initiative: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-pilar-osorio-godoy-from-the-grupo-cultural-latinos-en-rochester/ #math
January 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Grupo Cultural Latinos En Rochester's STEM ambassador, Pilar Osorio-Godoy, spoke with us about her community's involvement with our #InfiniteSums math initiative: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-pilar-osorio-godoy-from-the-grupo-cultural-latinos-en-rochester/ #math
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If you had the chance to change your fate, would you? Research suggests that environmental factors, like environment and diet, can trigger metabolic pathways that contribute to an embryo’s survival, cell death and even cancer.
How Metabolism Can Shape Cells’ Destinies | Quanta Magazine
A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — plays a vital, overlooked role in the first steps of life.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
If you had the chance to change your fate, would you? Research suggests that environmental factors, like environment and diet, can trigger metabolic pathways that contribute to an embryo’s survival, cell death and even cancer.
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Join us on 30 January as three rising stars— Jie Zheng, @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social and @drnancypadilla.bsky.social—sit down with @franciscorr25.bsky.social for a conversation exploring where the field of neuroscience is headed and how their work is helping to drive it forward.
#neuroskyence
#neuroskyence
🧠 Some of science’s greatest unanswered questions center around the human brain. Join us on 1/30 for free Presents event: “Shaping the Future of Neuroscience,” featuring three of @thetransmitter.bsky.social Rising Stars. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/shaping-the-future-of-neuroscience/
Shaping the Future of Neuroscience
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January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Join us on 30 January as three rising stars— Jie Zheng, @marissascavuzzo.bsky.social and @drnancypadilla.bsky.social—sit down with @franciscorr25.bsky.social for a conversation exploring where the field of neuroscience is headed and how their work is helping to drive it forward.
#neuroskyence
#neuroskyence
@flatironinstitute.org scientists uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing insight into one of #biology’s most intensively studied molecular machines: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/a-tug-of-war-explains-a-decades-old-question-about-how-bacteria-swim/
A Tug-of-War Explains a Decades-Old Question About How Bacteria Swim
Scientists have found an explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing insight into one of biology’s most studied molecular machines.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
@flatironinstitute.org scientists uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing insight into one of #biology’s most intensively studied molecular machines: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/a-tug-of-war-explains-a-decades-old-question-about-how-bacteria-swim/
🧠 Some of science’s greatest unanswered questions center around the human brain. Join us on 1/30 for free Presents event: “Shaping the Future of Neuroscience,” featuring three of @thetransmitter.bsky.social Rising Stars. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/shaping-the-future-of-neuroscience/
Shaping the Future of Neuroscience
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January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🧠 Some of science’s greatest unanswered questions center around the human brain. Join us on 1/30 for free Presents event: “Shaping the Future of Neuroscience,” featuring three of @thetransmitter.bsky.social Rising Stars. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/shaping-the-future-of-neuroscience/
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RCSA, The Brinson Foundation, @simonsfoundation.org and Kevin Wells have awarded funding to seven cross-disciplinary teams of researchers in the inaugural year of # Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information.
2025 Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information Awards
The three-year initiative, cosponsored by RCSA, The Brinson Foundation, Simons Foundation and Kevin Wells, aims to promote broader interactions among different sectors of the quantum science community...
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January 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
RCSA, The Brinson Foundation, @simonsfoundation.org and Kevin Wells have awarded funding to seven cross-disciplinary teams of researchers in the inaugural year of # Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information.
Simons Foundation president David Spergel recently spoke to @issuesinst.bsky.social about the future of science philanthropy: https://issues.org/american-science-simons-spergel-interview/ #science #math #philanthropy
“There Are Two Possible Futures for American Science.”
The Simons Foundation president talks about science philanthropy, the future of the research enterprise, and remaining hopeful.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Simons Foundation president David Spergel recently spoke to @issuesinst.bsky.social about the future of science philanthropy: https://issues.org/american-science-simons-spergel-interview/ #science #math #philanthropy
In 2021, Sama Ahmed received our Fellows-to-Faculty Award to establish his lab at @uwpsychology.bsky.social, where he focuses on the neurobiology of multitasking: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-sama-ahmed-studies-the-neuroscience-of-multitasking/ #science #neuroscience
Fellows-to-Faculty Awardee Sama Ahmed Studies the Neuroscience of Multitasking
Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty alumnus Sama Ahmed spoke with the foundation about his experiences with the fellowship.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
In 2021, Sama Ahmed received our Fellows-to-Faculty Award to establish his lab at @uwpsychology.bsky.social, where he focuses on the neurobiology of multitasking: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-sama-ahmed-studies-the-neuroscience-of-multitasking/ #science #neuroscience
🦠 From ringing black holes to restoring gut health, we supported a wide range of transformative #science and #math research in 2025. Read some of our biggest stories from last year: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/from-ringing-black-holes-to-restoring-gut-health-science-at-simons-in-2025/
From Ringing Black Holes to Restoring Gut Health: Science at Simons in 2025
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January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
🦠 From ringing black holes to restoring gut health, we supported a wide range of transformative #science and #math research in 2025. Read some of our biggest stories from last year: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/from-ringing-black-holes-to-restoring-gut-health-science-at-simons-in-2025/
Our Summer at Simons internship program offers unique opportunities to work in computational research at @flatironinstitute.org or in other areas of the foundation. Applications due soon: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/summer-at-simons/ #science #math #philanthropy
January 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Our Summer at Simons internship program offers unique opportunities to work in computational research at @flatironinstitute.org or in other areas of the foundation. Applications due soon: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/summer-at-simons/ #science #math #philanthropy
Applications are due in 2 months for our funding of Patient Advocacy Group Family Conferences, with a focus on groups in the Simons Searchlight community: https://www.sfari.org/grant/conference-support-for-rare-neurodevelopmental-disorder-communities-in-simons-searchlight/ #science #funding
SFARI | Conference Support for Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder Communities Participating in Simons Searchlight
SFARI is accepting applications for funding of Patient Advocacy Group Family Conferences, with a focus on groups in the Simons Searchlight community.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Applications are due in 2 months for our funding of Patient Advocacy Group Family Conferences, with a focus on groups in the Simons Searchlight community: https://www.sfari.org/grant/conference-support-for-rare-neurodevelopmental-disorder-communities-in-simons-searchlight/ #science #funding
Excited to announce the latest recipients of our Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships! https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/05/simons-foundation-announces-3-new-scientific-software-research-faculty-fellows/ #science #math
Simons Foundation Announces 3 New Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellows
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the latest recipients of its Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Excited to announce the latest recipients of our Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships! https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/05/simons-foundation-announces-3-new-scientific-software-research-faculty-fellows/ #science #math
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In a new Issues in Science and Technology interview, Simons Foundation president and National Academy of Sciences member David Spergel discusses the science philanthropy landscape, his outlook for the research enterprise, and remaining hopeful in uncertain times.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In a new Issues in Science and Technology interview, Simons Foundation president and National Academy of Sciences member David Spergel discusses the science philanthropy landscape, his outlook for the research enterprise, and remaining hopeful in uncertain times.
Read: https://ow.ly/UAAG50XS5B7
Read: https://ow.ly/UAAG50XS5B7
Fellows-to-Faculty alum @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social maps how the internal representation of space is linked to the actions that an animal takes: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-abhilasha-joshi-maps-cognitive-motor-flexibility-across-the-aging-brain/ #science #neuroscience
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Fellows-to-Faculty alum @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social maps how the internal representation of space is linked to the actions that an animal takes: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-abhilasha-joshi-maps-cognitive-motor-flexibility-across-the-aging-brain/ #science #neuroscience
Fellows-to-Faculty awardee Martin Munz uses a specialized microscope to study mouse embryos. Read more about his work and our Fellows-to-Faculty program: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/12/15/autism-and-neuroscience-innovators-awardees-share-their-research-at-the-annual-retreat/ #science
Autism and Neuroscience Innovators: Awardees Share Their Research at the Annual Retreat
Last spring, members of the Simons Foundation’s Fellows-to-Faculty program met for the 2025 meeting to share their latest findings and make connections.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Fellows-to-Faculty awardee Martin Munz uses a specialized microscope to study mouse embryos. Read more about his work and our Fellows-to-Faculty program: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/12/15/autism-and-neuroscience-innovators-awardees-share-their-research-at-the-annual-retreat/ #science