By bringing together #biology and the arts, @artbiocollab.bsky.social#biologycreates immersive, multidisciplinary murals and experiences that engage communities and foster collaboration: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/watch-turning-el-paso-texas-into-the-worlds-science-mural-capital/ #science #art

Congrats to the nine new recipients of our Fellows-to-Faculty award! This program supports early-career scientists transition into tenure-track positions in #neuroscience or #autismresearch. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundation-announces-recipients-of-2025-fellows-to-faculty-awards/

As part of our new #InfiniteSums national math initiative, Jonathan Balash discusses how Spencer Pride experiments with #math programming: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-jonathan-balash-from-spencer-pride/

Join us for a Presidential Lecture on 10/8 with Mala Murthy: "From Connectome to Computation: Linking Circuits and Behavior in the Fly." Register: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/from-connectome-to-computation-linking-circuits-and-behavior-in-the-fly/ #neuroscience

@flatironinstitute.org scientist Valentin Crépel recently won the 2025 Blavatnik Regional Award for Young Scientists while Ore Gottlieb was named a finalist: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron-institute-scientists-valentin-crepel-and-ore-gottlieb-named-blavatnik-regional-award-honorees/

As part of the @simonsfoundation.org's Researcher Engagement program, Flatiron scientists teamed up with filmmakers to create 6 short films about basic science. Watch: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/06/18/watch-6-science-short-films-created-by-flatiron-institute-researchers-and-filmmakers/

Congrats to our postdoc Cheryl Brandenburg for being awarded @simonsfoundation.org Fellows-to-Faculty award, which will support her transition into a tenure-track position. Looking forward to her continued work in cerebellar circuits for social communication! Https://tinyurl.com/SFARI2025 #science

We recently announced a grant to fund the Institute of International Education's scientific programs, including academic and career support services to STEM students: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/27/2025-targeted-grants-to-institutes-and-targeted-grants-in-mps-announced/ #science #math

Join us next week for a Presidential Lecture on 9/24 with Kevin Buzzard: "Where is Mathematics Going?" Register here: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/where-is-mathematics-going/ #math

Quantum computers are impeded by environmental sensitivities that limit accuracy. Pivot Fellow Jian Shi improved the performance of qubits, the basic unit of info in quantum computing: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/25/from-fungi-to-qubits-pivot-fellows-share-findings-in-their-new-fields/

I’m so honored to be named a simonsfoundation.org Fellows-to-Faculty awardee for my research in sleep and aging! This support will help me as I transition into a tenure-track position. Reach out if you know of faculty openings or have interest in using diverse fish species in neuroscience!

I'm thrilled and honored to share that I've received a @simonsfoundation.org Fellows-to-Faculty award for my research on autism heterogeneity! Incredibly grateful for the support as I transition to tenure-track professorship 🧠 www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/09/16/s...

Thankful for this support @simonsfoundation.org and for mentors and colleagues past and present!

We are excited to announce that Amanda Hallberg Greenwell will join the foundation next month as senior vice president, external relations: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/amanda-hallberg-greenwell-to-join-simons-foundation-as-senior-vice-president-external-relations/ #science #philanthropy

@flatironinstitute.org astrophysicist Maximiliano Isi and colleagues have used measurements from @ligo.org to reveal insights into the properties of black holes and the fundamental nature of space-time: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/ringing-black-hole-confirms-einstein-and-hawkings-predictions/

Announcing our 9 new Fellows-to-Faculty Fellows! These awards help senior postdoctoral researchers with fresh perspectives on autism & neuroscience transition to tenure-track faculty positions: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundation-announces-recipients-of-2025-fellows-to-faculty-awards/

When @artbiocollab.bsky.social brings its Science Murals initiative into new neighborhoods in El Paso, walls are reimagined as windows into exploration. Full video: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/watch-turning-el-paso-texas-into-the-worlds-science-mural-capital/ #art #science

Climate science is the most significant scientific collaboration in history, and its lessons are a massive human achievement. “How We Came To Know Earth,” our new series, is a guide to the modern understanding of fundamental climate science. www.quantamagazine.org/series/clima...

For decades, scientists have sought ways to probe the fundamental properties of black holes. New gravitational wave observations by @ligo.org provide the best look yet: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/09/10/r... #science #astrophysics #FlatironCCA @flatironinstitute.org

2023 Pivot Fellow Evgueni Filipov has shifted from studying origami-inspired structures to investigating biomaterials made from mycelium. Read more about Filipov's research: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/25/from-fungi-to-qubits-pivot-fellows-share-findings-in-their-new-fields/ #science

Research from Princeton and @simonsfoundation.org marks a transformative step in understanding autism’s genetic underpinnings and potential for personalized care: https://bit.ly/461C73w

We are continuing our ongoing support of CERN through the CERN Non-Member State Summer Student Program and the CERN-Africa Summer Program: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/27/2025-targeted-grants-to-institutes-and-targeted-grants-in-mps-announced/ #science

Announcing our first five Software Research Faculty Fellows: Keaton Burns, Benjamin Cohen-Stead, Derek Davis, Rachel Kurchin, and David Roe. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/09/02/announcing-the-first-scientific-software-research-faculty-fellows/ #science #math

Explore our Early-Career Neuroscientists Resource Center—with news, expert insights, practical tools and more to help you navigate the field: https://www.thetransmitter.org/early-career-researchers/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20250908-ecrrc-gif

New observations of a merger of two black holes confirm decades-old predictions by Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking & Roy Kerr. Led by #FlatironCCA's Maximiliano Isi & @farrwill.bsky.social#FlatironCCA https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/09/10/ringing-black-hole-confirms-einstein-and-hawkings-predictions/

Join us next week on 9/17 for "Where Did All the Dogs Come From? Dogs, Ancestors, Breeds and Genomes," a Presidential Lecture by Elaine Ostrander. Register here: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/where-did-all-the-dogs-come-from-dogs-ancestors-breeds-and-genomes/ #science #biology #genetics

The 2024 Sandbox Films documentary "Nocturnes" transports audiences to a rarely-seen place and urges us to look closer at the hidden interconnections of the natural world: https://annualreports.simonsfoundation.org/2024/nocturnes-a-hypnotic-look-at-the-study-of-himalayan-moths/ #film #science

Excited to announce the latest recipients of our Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) and Targeted Grants to Institutions: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/27/2025-targeted-grants-to-institutes-and-targeted-grants-in-mps-announced/ #science #math

Join us on 10/24 for a free Presents event "Monsters, Memories, and the Stories We Keep" with neuroscientist Leslie Sibener, fear researcher Mathias Clasen & @quantamagazine.bsky.social's Samir Patel: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/monsters-memories-and-the-stories-we-keep/

CDS Profs. @kempelab.bsky.social and @yann-lecun.bsky.social are PIs in a major new @simonsfoundation.org Collaboration on the "Physics of Learning and Neural Computation." www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/18/s...

Led by @stanford.edu's @suryaganguli.bsky.social, our Simons Collaboration on the Physics of Learning & Neural Computation will study AI's fundamental scientific principles: www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundation-launches-collaboration-on-the-physics-of-learning-and-neural-computation/ #science

What if we could broaden our idea of what math is? Join us in 2026 as we move from the practical to the sublime through our #InfiniteSums national #math initiative: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/

The power of team science! Privileged to have worked with an outstanding group of scientists on this achievement and so grateful for the support of @simonsfoundation.org and @wellcometrust.bsky.social

The ‪@intlbrainlab.bsky.social published 2 papers today on their work to create a map of neural activity across the entire mouse brain. Learn more about the lab: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/02/20/how-do-our-brains-make-decisions-the-international-brain-laboratory-is-closing-in-on-answers/

Congratulations to our first five Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellows! These fellowships will support the creation of new software-focused professorships: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/09/02/announcing-the-first-scientific-software-research-faculty-fellows/ #science #math

Our MPS division recently announced support for @rescorp.org's Scialog program, which funds research + facilitates intensive dialogue and community building through focused meetings: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/27/2... #science

Join us on 9/26 for a free Presents event, "Life on Earth Over Deep Time," with microbiologist Arpita Bose, paleoclimatologist Jess Tierney, in conversation with @quantamagazine.bsky.social's Hannah Waters (@hanner.bsky.social). Register: www.simonsfoundation.org/event/life-o... #science #climate

A nice starter pack of researchers in the @simonsfoundation.org Collaboration on the Global Brain go.bsky.app/66dLpPs

Our Pivot Fellowship program enables a cohort of scientists to embark on a new research topic in a different field of #math or #science. Our second class of fellows recently gathered: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/25/from-fungi-to-qubits-pivot-fellows-share-findings-in-their-new-fields/

A crucial tool for the study of how stars evolve came from a computer scientist, not an astrophysicist. Bill Paxton — who died last month — revolutionized the field with MESA: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/12/a... #science #astrophysics

We are providing funding for @rescorp.org's Scialog program, along with institutional support of CERN and the Institute of International Education: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/27/2... #science #math

Hundreds of signals from colliding black holes over the past decade show that if black holes are sporting quantum “hair," it must be very short. @4gravitons.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/astrophysici...

Ending the summer with presentations from our interns on the research they worked on over the past few months. Learn more about our summer internship program: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/summer-at-simons/ #science

#FlatironCCM's Marsha Berger helped develop GeoClaw, an open-source modeling platform that enables scientists to predict & prepare for deadly natural disasters. Read more: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/07/30/tsunamis-landslides-and-asteroid-impacts-geoclaw-models-deadly-flows/ #math #science

At our second annual Pivot Fellowship meeting, researchers discussed new insights in the fields of bioengineering, biology, quantum computation, medicine, and more: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/25/from-fungi-to-qubits-pivot-fellows-share-findings-in-their-new-fields/ #science

We are #hiring! Check out our open positions including a Physics Editor for @quantamagazine.bsky.social and Project Coordinator: www.simonsfoundation.org/careers/ #science #math

Join us for a Presidential Lecture on 9/24 with Kevin Buzzard: "Where is Mathematics Going?" Buzzard will discuss the future of #mathematics and the role computers can play in proof development through tools such as Lean. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/where-is-mathematics-going/ #math

A recent study has identified how the motor thalamus drives the brain’s ability to learn complex movements by rewiring circuits in the motor cortex: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/11/how-a-tiny-brain-region-helps-you-learn-complex-movements-one-neuron-at-a-time/ #science #neuroscience

Only 3 days left to vote for “Math Beyond the Numbers” on SXSWEDU’s PanelPicker! Vote by 8/24 to support our partnership with #math ambassadors: https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw26/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1753194917615001WLuR