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2019-04-09 09:20
Maryam Mirzakhani’s birthday marked world’s Women in Mathematics Day
TEHRAN – The birthday of late Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian-born genius mathematician and Stanford University professor, was designated as a day for celebrating women in mathematics.
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2019-01-07 22:00
National Festival on Women and Science slated for February
TEHRAN – The University of Tehran is to host the 2nd National Festival on Women and Science in February, commemorating the late Iranian mathematician, Maryam Mirzakhani.
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2018-12-29 21:28
Iranian scientist Babak Farzad dies of terminal cancer
TEHRAN — Iranian scientist Babak Farzad passed away on Thursday after months of battling with cancer. He was 41.
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2018-11-02 12:18
Intl. Day of Mathematics to honor late Iranian mathematician Mirzakhani
TEHRAN – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared March 14 as the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) to pay tribute to late Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani and some other female scientists.
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2018-05-14 19:52
Sci-tech museum commemorating Khayyam, Mirzakhani
TEHRAN -- Iran’s National Museum of Science and Technology is holding a five-day festival entitled “From Mirzakhani to Khayyam” from May 13 to 18, Mehr reported on Friday.
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2017-10-22 17:48
Standford University commemorates Maryam Mirzakhani
TEHRAN – Standford University held a memorial on Sunday for Maryam Mirzakhani, the Iranian genius mathematician and the first-ever female winner of the prestigious Fields Medal prize who died of breast cancer on July 14.
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2017-09-19 09:36
Sculpture of Maryam Mirzakhani to be unveiled
TEHARN – An sculpture of renowned Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani is to be unveiled today at the National Library and Archive of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NLAI).
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2017-08-21 20:34
Iran holds first Women in Science Award
TEHRAN - Winners of the first national Women in Science Award in the fields of medical sciences, technical and engineering sciences, agriculture, and humanities were announced during a ceremony in Tehran on Saturday.
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2017-07-21 12:36
Memorial service held for Maryam Mirzakhani in Tehran
TEHRAN - A memorial service was held in Tehran in to pay homage to late genius mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani on July 20, 2017. Mirzakhani, 40, was a professor at Stanford University and the first-ever female winner of the prestigious Fields Medal prize. She passed away at a hospital in the U.S. on July 15 after four years of battling with breast cancer. Tehran Times / Mehran Riazi
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2017-07-17 18:54
“Retouch” crew pay tribute to Maryam Mirzakhani at Portuguese festival
TEHRAN – The crew of the acclaimed short film “Retouch” paid tribute to their late fellow Iranian, math genius Maryam Mirzakhani, by dedicating an award the movie won at a Portuguese event on Sunday to her family.
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2017-07-17 09:00
Mirzakhani’s contributions both significant and enduring: Stanford President
Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne has said contributions of Maryam Mirzakhani – the prominent Iranian mathematician who died at the age of 40 on Saturday - as both a scholar and a role model are significant and enduring.
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2017-07-15 17:52
Dignitaries grieve death of math genius Maryam Mirzakhani
TEHRAN — Senior scientific and political figures have expressed condolences on the sad demise of Maryam Mirzakhani, the genius Iranian mathematician who died of breast cancer on Saturday.
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2017-07-15 16:32
FM Zarif offers condolences on Mirzakhani’s demise
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif extended his condolences upon the sad demise of the first female Iranian award-winning mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani on Saturday.
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2017-07-15 13:10
Iranian math genius, Fields Medal winner Mirzakhani passes away
TEHRAN — Maryam Mirzakhani, the Iranian genius mathematician and the first-ever female winner of the prestigious Fields Medal prize, died of breast cancer at a hospital in U.S. on Saturday.
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2017-07-14 18:06
Math genius Mirzakhani fighting cancer: Pray for her
TEHRAN — Maryam Mirzakhani, the Iranian genius mathematician and the first-ever female winner of the prestigious Fields Medal prize, is battling cancer at a hospital in the U.S..