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Stevie Wonder will receive Israel’s Wolf Prize, which has been awarded since 1978 to outstanding artists and scientists from around the world.

Stevie Wonder was awarded Israel’s Wolf Prize, headlining a group of laureates in the arts and sciences receiving the prestigious recognition.

This year's winners join a distinguished group of Wolf Laureates, around three dozen of whom have gone on to win Nobel prizes in the past.

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio The winners of the prize conferred by the Israel-based Wolf Foundation are Professors Joan Steitz of Yale University, Lynne Maquat of the University of Rochester and Adrian Krainer of the Cold Spring Harbor laboratory.  The acclaimed prize, awarded "for achievements in the interest of mankind," is given out each year in different categories of the arts and sciences, and laureates receive 100,000 dollars. The Israeli foundation has awarded the prize to 354 scientists and artists since its inception, and about a third of Wolf Prize laur...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Music legend Stevie Wonder on Tuesday was awarded Israel's Wolf Prize,...