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James Simons, mathematician turned billionaire hedge fund founder and philanthropist, dies at 86
Newsday· 3 days agoJames Harris Simons, the Stony Brook University mathematician who founded a successful hedge fund in...
Megaphilanthropist and Science Champion Jim Simons Is Dead at 86
The Chronicle of Philanthropy· 3 days agoThanks to that success, he donated heavily, mostly to support scientific and medical research, higher education, basic science, and STEM programs and scholarships. Simons’ ...
Jim Simons, math genius who conquered Wall Street, dies at 86 - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoAfter publishing breakthrough studies in pattern recognition, string theory, and a framework that...
Open-Angle Glaucoma Dx: Polygenic Risk Score Found Useful
Medscape· 6 days agoA risk score incorporating genetic variants for open-angle glaucoma is accurate enough to help with...
Long Island's 2014 high school valedictorians: 10 years later
Newsday· 5 days agoFor several of Long Island's 2014 high school valedictorians, this was the overarching theme that...
Where did all the medical appointments go?
Newsday· 4 days agoPatients who were new to a medical practice waited an average of 26 days nationwide to see a physician in 2022, up from about 24 days in 2017 and 21 days...
Outlooks vary over protests on campus
Newsday· 5 days agoAccording to the article “Professor details his arrest at SBU” [News, May 4], Stony Brook University professor Josh Dubnau was home having dinner on May...
Recent space discoveries subject of NASA scientist's presentation | Your Observer
The Longboat Observer· 6 days agoFrank Sulzman is retired, but he hasn't fully left NASA behind. The former NASA scientist gives...
Are We Talking Too Much About Mental Health?
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn recent years, mental health has become a central subject in childhood and adolescence. Teenagers narrate their psychiatric diagnosis and treatment on...
Food insecurity on Long Island: The struggle to make ends meet just above SNAP thresholds
Newsday· 1 day agoAs dusk approaches sunrise, Tangaligua Ivory usually can be found at a post office distribution...
