In the Social Sciences category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to the ISR (University of Michigan) and NORC at the University of Chicago, as global leaders in social science based on reliable data at the service of the public interest

In the Humanities category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Nancy Cartwright for her use of philosophy to strengthen scientific rationality and ground the adoption of effective, evidence-based public policies

In the Climate Change and Environmental Sciences category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Carl Wunsch for his foundational contributions to pioneering studies that revealed the impact of global warming on the world’s oceans

In the Music and Opera category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Unsuk Chin for developing a personal voice that has achieved global resonance in contemporary music by virtue of its innovative virtuosity and vivid sonic imagination

In the Economics, Finance and Management category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Charles Manski for incorporating uncertainty into economic research and its application to public policy analysis

In the Biology and Biomedicine category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Carl June and Michel Sadelain for revolutionizing cancer treatment using immunotherapy based on the patient's own genetically modified cells

In the Information and Communication Technologies category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen for designing the cryptographic system that protects the security of electronic devices and digital connections worldwide

In the Basic Sciences category

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Allan MacDonald and Pablo Jarillo-Herrero for their discovery of the “magic angle” enabling science to transform and control the behavior of new materials

Meeting of international experts

International experts meet at the BBVA Foundation to discuss science's role in addressing the risk of coral reef collapse

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Open call for the 19th edition of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

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