James Simons Donates $60M To SUNY for Physics Center

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February 28, 2008 2:38 pm

A billionaire hedge fund manager and his wife are donating $60 million to the State University of New York at Stony Brook to fund a center for the study of theoretical physics.James and Marilyn Simons announced the gift, the largest ever to a school within the SUNY system, at a press conference yesterday with Governor Spitzer in ManhattanWe believe there is a chance that work accomplished at the center will significantly change and deepen our understanding of the physical universe and of its basic mathematical structure,” Mr. Simons said.

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