STANFORD, Calif. -- Maryam Mirzakhani, a professor at Stanford University who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics, has died. She was 40. Mirzakhani, who ...

The front pages of Iranian newspapers bearing portraits of Maryam Mirzakhani, the day after she passed away ( ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images) Today Breakthrough Prize Foundation Announces Maryam ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Stanford mathematics professor Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal, mathematics' leading award, has died of cancer at the age of 40, Stanford News Service ...

Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics, has died. She was 40. Advertisement Article continues below this ...

ROYA BEHESHTI, FRIEND OF MARYAM MIRZAKHANI: Yes. So, I met Maryam when we started the sixth grade, that was the beginning of middle school. And we became close friends immediately and we stayed close ...

Maryam Mirzakhani, who in 2014 became the first woman awarded the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics, has died at the age of 40. The world-renowned Iranian mathematician and Stanford professor ...

PALO ALTO >> Maryam Mirzakhani was best known for breaking the mold — and for doing it the hard way. As a high school student in her native Iran, Mirzakhani competed for the International Mathematical ...

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Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Fields Medal, has died in the U.S. The 40-year-old reportedly had breast cancer ...

Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who became the only woman to receive the highest honor in mathematics, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, the school said. She was 40.