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Awards presentation ceremony

June 23, 2010

19.00 (17.00 GMT)

Economy and SocietyEconomy and Society

European Mindset


A BBVA Foundation study in 14 countries finds that today’s Europeans share political and economic values. However national differences persist with regard to ethical, religious and family matters.

Key findings
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Investment decelerates


The BBVA Foundation and the Valencian Economic Research Institute (Ivie) publish the latest version of their data bank on capital stock and investment in Spain. According to this update, capital accumulation has been slowing since the start of the crisis due to the contraction in real investment.
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International survey on immigration


Citizens in both Europe and North America are concerned about illegal immigration, according to public opinion survey Transatlantic Trends: Immigration supported by the BBVA Foundation.
EnvironmentEnvironment

Malaspina Expedition 2010


The BBVA Foundation takes part in the biggest global change expedition of all time. Over 400 researchers will work on this project coordinated by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

Visit the Expedition website
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Digital Encyclopedia of Spanish Birdlife


The BBVA Foundation and SEO/BirdLife present a fully comprehensive digital encyclopedia on birds, their habits and their conservation. A full version is available online: www.enciclopediadelasaves.es
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Traveling microorganisms


A BBVA Foundation research project is first to identify the bacteria blown in daily from the Sahara Desert; a “migration” that intensifies in summer and with the progress of climate change.
Biomedicine and HealthBiomedicine and Health

Neurobiology of the retina


The BBVA Foundation grants one of its Biomedicine Chairs to research on retinal diseases, which number among the main causes of vision loss in developed countries.
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Preventing sudden death in athletes


The BBVA Foundation and Hospital Clínico San Carlos embark on a new project to test for genetic alterations associated with sudden cardiac death in sports.
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Cancer Biology Research Program


The BBVA Foundation has concluded a collaboration agreement with the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) enabling the incorporation of 60 researchers to a new Cancer Cell Biology Program looking at tumor growth in organs and tissues.
Basic Sciences and TechnologyBasic Sciences and Technology

Science in School


This program for schools, a first in Spain, brings scientist and teachers together to promote science teaching in the early education classroom.
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Benasque Summer School


The BBVA Foundation collaborates with the Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual, an advanced research institute that organizes summer encounters for researchers from all over the world.
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FBBVA Foundation-UPM Chairs


The BBVA Foundation and the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) found three innovative chairs in biomedical engineering and nanotechnology.
Arts and HumanitiesArts and Humanities

International Composition Contest


The BBVA Foundation and Spanish Ministry of Culture have called the second edition of the “National Music Auditorium” International Composition Contest, in order to recognize and promote the best international musical creation and find it a wider public within Spain. Entries are welcome from composers of any nationality.
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Stride la Vampa!


Starting from the most celebrated aria in Il trovatore, which lends it its title, this book takes the history of Vizcaya’s industrial development and relates it to the staging of the Verdi opera with the help of stunning images of both processes.
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Spanish and Latin American Contemporary Music


The BBVA Foundation presents the collection Compositores españoles y latinoamericanos de música actual, an ambitious music publishing project promoted by the Foundation and released on record label Verso.

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