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Elise LePage: How String Theory Leads to Beautiful Mathematics
4+ week, 2+ day ago (406+ words) Junior Fellow Elise LePage of the Simons Society of Fellows turns intuition from theoretical physics into new mathematics. String theory provides an avenue for uniting quantum physics and gravity, but it remains highly speculative. The theory predicts that the universe…...
Funding Opportunity Available for Empire AI Projects
1+ week, 4+ day ago (383+ words) Simons Foundation New York State’s Empire AI consortium is accelerating the state’s leadership in AI-powered research. As part of its ongoing support for the effort, the Simons Foundation has announced a new funding opportunity that will provide $6 million in total…...
Simons Foundation Launches Collaboration on Universal Statistics in Number Theory
4+ week, 2+ day ago (128+ words) The new collaboration will explore randomness and correlations in number theory, tackling problems related to the Riemann zeta function, prime numbers and other major questions in the field. The new Simons Collaboration on Universal Statistics in Number Theory will apply…...
Watch: Fields Medalist Terence Tao on Artificial Intelligence and Why We Do Math
4+ week, 2+ day ago (679+ words) At the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians, mathematician Terry Tao discussed the future of AI in mathematics and why the field needs to start asking philosophical questions about its goals and values. Artificial intelligence is transforming countless fields, and mathematics is…...
Second Class of Simons Dissertation Fellows in Mathematics Announced
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (272+ words) Established in memory of Simons Foundation co-founder Jim Simons, these fellowships support research from exceptional graduate students in mathematics. The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the latest recipients of its Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics. This program was created…...
At the Simons Science Summit, Leaders Explore How AI Is Transforming Scientific Discovery
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (656+ words) Experts across science, industry, policymaking and philanthropy gathered for the 2026 Simons Science Summit to discuss how artificial intelligence is accelerating scientific discovery, reshaping research and raising new opportunities and risks. “At heart, AI is a new technology, and much like…...
New Simons Collaboration Will Explore Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (357+ words) Mathematician Yair Minsky will direct the collaboration’s work studying the mathematical structures, which are invaluable to modern physics. The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Simons Collaboration on Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups led by Yair…...
Simons Foundation Awards 4 New Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (117+ words) Simons Foundation The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics & Physical Sciences division has awarded four new Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships. The Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowships help institutions establish new positions, providing the fellows’ home institutions with five years of salary support…...
2026 Fields Medals Awarded to Four of World’s Top Mathematicians
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (782+ words) The award, nicknamed the Nobel Prize of mathematics, recognizes outstanding achievement — and the promise of future achievement — by mathematicians under 40. During today’s opening ceremony at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Philadelphia, the International Mathematical Union (IMU) announced the…...
Free Public Events Will Bring the Wonder of Mathematics to Philadelphia
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (748+ words) The 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians welcomes the public to enjoy free talks, performances, films, hands-on activities and more that showcase how mathematics shapes art, music, science, culture and technology from July 24 through 28. Math can’t be confined to a classroom. It…...