Lectures
Balzan Lecture by David Baulcombe in Milan, Evolution Day David Charles Baulcombe has given a Lecture in Milan on February 8, 2013 titled "Epigenetics: another dimension in Evolution?".
The Balzan Lecture was held as part of the 10th edition of Evolution Day, organized annually in Milan by the Museo di Storia Naturale: the 2013 edition will be a three-day event titled "Islands: laboratory of Evolution. Alfred Russel Wallace, 1823-1913" which will deal with the subjects of evolution, in a series of lectures, meetings and workshops.
The British scientist, Balzan Prizewinner 2012 for Epigenetics, is Regius Professor of Botany, Royal Society Research Professor and Head of the Department of Plant Sciences, at the University of Cambridge.
Presentation of the second Research Projects Overview The International Balzan Foundation "Prize" has published the second Overview that collects the reports of the Research Projects so far established thanks to the second half of the annual Balzan Prizes (The Balzan Prizewinners' Research Projects: An Overview 2012).
The book was presented at an event that will take place on 15 November 2012 at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome, on the occasion of the 2012 Balzan Awards Ceremony. Events also includes the Balzan Prizewinners Interdisciplinary Forum. The presentation featured as speakers young researchers, involved in some research projects, chaired by the Chairman of the General Prize committee, Salvatore Veca. Picture: Lydia Michaut (Research Project Gehring).
The Balzan Prizewinners Interdisciplinary Forum at the "Lincei" The 2012 Balzan Prizewinners’Interdisciplinary Forum was held on Thursday 15 November in Rome. It was organized by the International Balzan Foundation "Prize" and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
After opening speeches by the Vice-Chairman of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Alberto Quadrio Curzio, and by the Chairman of the Balzan General Prize Committee, Salvatore Veca, the Balzan Prizewinners, presented by members of the General Prize Committee, gave brief summaries of their careers and the work that won them the Prize.
The talks by David Charles Baulcombe, Ronald Dworkin, Kurt Lambeck and Reinhard Strohm were each followed by comments and questions by Academicians of the "Lincei.
From here to Eternity: Balzan Lecture by Joseph Silk in Washington Joseph Silk, Balzan Prizewinner 2011 for the Early Universe (from the Planck-Time to the First Galaxies), delivered a Balzan Lecture titled "From here to the Eternity" at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington DC on September 27, 2012.
The event was organized in cooperation with the Embassies of Switzerland and Italy in Washington DC as one of the "Capital Science Evenings" of the Carnegie Institution for Science.
Annual Balzan Lecture 2012: Michael Marmot in Zurich Michael Marmot, Balzan Prizewinner 2004 for Epidemiology, delivered the Annual Balzan Lecture 2012 entitled "Fair Society, Healthy Lives" in the Assembly Hall of the University of Zurich on 29th August 2012. The lecture was organized by the International Balzan Foundation "Prize" and by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, in cooperation with the Center for Gerontology, University of Zurich.
The event was opened by Andreas Fischer, President of the University of Zurich, Alberto Quadrio Curzio, President of the Balzan-Lincei-Swiss Academies Joint Commissions, and Heinz Gutscher, President of the Swiss Academies of Arts Sciences. Mike Martin (Center for Gerontology) presented Professor Marmot and Thomas Abel (Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern) was the discussant.
This Annual Annual Lecture was the second held in Switzerland on the basis of agreements drawn up between the Balzan Foundation “Prize”, the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
First Palis-Balzan Symposium on Dynamical Systems in Brazil Video 11' 17": opening of the Symposium, 25 June 2012 Balzan Lecture by Ilkka Hanski, as part of the Evolution Day Ilkka Hanski, Balzan Prizewinner 2000 for Echological Sciences, gave a lecture on 12 February in Milan, 2012, entitled "Loss of Biodiversity: Three Numbers, Two Concepts, and One Hypothesis".
The Balzan Lecture was held as part of the Evolution Day, organized annually in Milan by the Museo di Storia Naturale: the 2012 edition was a three-day event titled "L'intelligenza delle piante" (the Wisdom of Plants).
In his lecture, Professor Hanski focused on the loss of biodiversity, which is one of the greatest environmental threats to the long-term well-being of humankind. He reviewed current knowledge about how quickly biodiversity is being lost, the main causes of which are the loss and fragmentation of natural habitats.
Annual Balzan Lecture 2011: Colin Renfrew in Rome In Rome, on 30 November in Palazzo Corsini, home of the Accademia dei Lincei, Colin Renfrew delivered the third Annual Balzan Lecture entitled "Cognitive Archaeology from Theory to Practice: The early Cycladic Sanctuary at Keros". The lecture was organized by the International Balzan Foundation "Prize" and by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
The lecture was introduced by Paolo Matthiae, Fellow of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and Member of the Balzan General Prize Committee.
The Annual Balzan Lecture is held alternatively in Italy and Switzerland on the basis of agreements drawn up between the Balzan Foundation “Prize”, the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei to promote studies in the sciences and humanities in the international sphere.
Balzan Lecture by Carlo Ginzburg in Washington DC Carlo Ginzburg, Balzan Prizewinner 2010 for European History (1400-1700), delivered a Balzan Lecture on "Schema and Bias: A Historian’s Reflection on Double-Blind Experiments" at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington DC on October 5, 2011.
The event was organized in cooperation with the Embassies of Switzerland and Italy in Washington DC as one of the "Capital Science Evenings" of the Carnegie Institution for Science.
Annual Balzan Lecture 2010 by Anthony Grafton in Zurich At the Federal Institute of Technology of Zurich, on 20 December, Anthony Grafton delivered the Balzan Annual Lecture entitled "Humanists with Inky Fingers. The Culture of Correction in Renaissance Europe", organized by the Balzan Foundation "Prize" and by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, in cooperation with the Competence Centre "History of Knowledge" ETHZ / University of Zurich. The Balzan Annual Lecture was the first held in Switzerland on the basis of an agreement drawn up between the Balzan Foundation “Prize”, the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei to promote the spread of studies in the sciences and humanities in an international sphere.
Balzan Lecture by Michael Grätzel in Washington DC Michael Grätzel, Balzan Prizewinner 2009, delivered a Balzan Lecture on "Light and Energy, Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis" at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington DC on November 3, 2010. The event was managed in cooperation with the Embassies of Switzerland and Italy in Washington DC as one of the "Carnegie Capital Science Evenings".
The Science and its History: Lectio Magistralis by Paolo Rossi Monti On 6 September 2010 in Milan, in the Buzzati Hall of the Corriere della Sera Foundation, a lectio magistralis was given by Paolo Rossi Monti entitled "La scienza e la sua storia" (The Science and its History) took place. The event, concluding the announcement of the 2010 Balzan Prizewinners, was organized by the International Balzan Foundation "Prize", under the auspices of the City of Milan.
The Italian Historian, and 2009 Balzan Prizewinner for the History of Science, developed the subject under different perspectives, beginning with the question: "Does science have a past? For whom? Does science have a past also for scientists?"
Annual Balzan Lecture 2009: Peter and Rosemary Grant in Rome Peter and Rosemary Grant, 2005 Balzan Prizewinners for Population Biology, gave a Balzan Distinguished Lecture, on 13 May 2010, at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, in Rome, entitled "The Evolution of Darwin’s Finches".
Opening remarks were delivered by Lamberto Maffei, President of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, and Alberto Quadrio Curzio, Chairman of the joint committee Balzan-Lincei-Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences.
Academy members Giuseppina Barsacchi and Ernesto Capanna were the respondents.
The first Balzan Distinguished Lecture at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei is the fruit of an agreement drawn up between the Balzan Foundation, Accademia dei Lincei and Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences to promote the international diffusion of studies in the sciences and humanities on a global basis.
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