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Knowledge, Innovation and Society
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
Economy and SocietyEconomy and Society

Public Opinion: Stem Cell Research and Hybrid Embryos


The Second BBVA Foundation International Study on Attitudes to Biotechnology undertakes an in-depth comparative analysis of the attitudes of citizens in 15 countries towards research with embryos for the purpose of obtaining stem cells.
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Internet in Spain


The BBVA Foundation Study on the Internet in Spain shows a sizeable increase in the numbers of Internet users (from 37% of the population in 2005 to 44% today). However it also reveals a persistent digital gap, with age and socioeconomic status as its main determinants.

See also: Mobile Phone Usage in Spain

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Mexico-U.S. Migration


The BBVA Foundation approves funding for five research projects on migration flows between Mexico and the United States that will provide new insights into issues like the impact of border controls, integration policies, the relations between remittances and economic development and the role of women.

Selected projects
EnvironmentEnvironment

Unity in Diversity


This book had its genesis at an encounter that sought to encapsulate Margalef’s central contribution, and to stimulate discussion about the current state of ecology and its ability to mount a cohesive response to the challenges of global change and environmental crisis.

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Decline of Coastal Habitats


At a debate in the BBVA Foundation, leading international experts alert to the scale and consequences of the decline of coastal habitats, whose rate of loss is 4 to 10 times faster than that of the tropical rainforest.

Talks avalaible on video
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Awards for Biodiversity Conservation


Honors in the 2007 edition go to scientists Harold Mooney and Peter Raven, Mexico’s Grupo Ecológico de Sierra Gorda and Spanish journalist Benigno Varillas.

See video of award ceremony

Biomedicine and HealthBiomedicine and Health

BBVA Foundation Chairs in Biomedicine


The BBVA Foundation Chairs in Biomedicine fund the temporary attachment of eminent foreign researchers at six Spanish centers for periods from six months to one year. The scheme aims to promote knowledge transfer and strengthen relational networks in research.

Resolution of 2007 Call
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Leading-edge Cancer Research


The BBVA Foundation and Joan Massagué’s MetLab join forces in the search for an effective therapy against metastasis.

Cancer Research
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Advanced Training for Latin American Specialists


The BBVA Foundation awards 75 scholarships for its three Scientific Update Courses for Latin American Specialists. The courses, in Cardiology, Hepatology and Nephrology and Kidney Transplants, will be held at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
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.
Video Ciencia Escuela
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String Theory


David Gross, Juan Maldacena and Lisa Randall talk on the foundations and potential development paths of string theory and extra dimensions at an event in the BBVA Foundation.
Arts and HumanitiesArts and Humanities
Atlas

Global Architecture


Atlas. Global Architecture circa 2000 proposes a critical assessment of world architecture in our global times. Eleven experts explore the architecture of the same number of world regions, offering a general analysis rounded off by a study of three of the area’s most representative works. Photographs, plans and illustrations complete a volume that is itself a work of art.
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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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