The award honors the foundation's chairman, James Simons, a renowned mathematician and investment strategist whose work on measurements known as Chern-Simons invariants has been highly influential in theoretical physics.
The foundation chose to honor the Tibetan Buddhist leader for his engagement with scientists and people of other faiths, calling him "an incomparable global voice for universal ethics, nonviolence, and harmony among world religions".
On Wednesday, the college foundation will honor the company for its contributions at an awards dinner.
Our warrior Geri founded the Heather on Earth Music Foundation to honor the memory of her daughter Heather Samone, who passed away on September 28 , 1985
Among the 18 math and science teachers honored by the foundation were SARAH R. WAGNER, Summit High School, Summit, N.J., and YVETTE S. BECK, Herbert H. Lehman High School in the Bronx.
An article in The Arts on Monday about the creation of the Louise T. Blouin Foundation, to support cultural development around the world, included an erroneous reference, from the organization's news release, to an author among those honored by the foundation in New York on Monday night.
While the Dalai Lama is best known for his message of peace and nonviolence, he was honored by the foundation for his advocacy of studying the relationship between science and spirituality, including quantum mechanics and astrophysics.
He has not returned to his medical practice since the murders, stating his desire to be active in the foundations set up to honor the memory of his deceased family.
