Director Emerita Lorraine Daston has received the 2024 Balzan Prize for History of Modern and Contemporary Science. The award was given "for the extent, originality and variety of her work, which has drawn on a wide range of scientific fields to highlight the mental representations and values underlying research activity; for the number and quality of her articles and books, which have opened up new paths in the history and epistemology of sciences; for her contribution to the training of generations of researchers; and for her support—as head of prestigious institutions—for innovative research projects."

The award ceremony by the International Balzan Prize Foundation will take place in Rome, Italy on November 21, 2024.