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Maryam Mirzakhani,
2014 Fields Medal
Winner, Dies at 40
Mirzakhani was the first woman and
first Iranian-born to win the prestigious
mathematics prize.
MARYAM MIRZAKHANI, IRANIAN MATHEMATICIAN
and professor of mathematics at Stanford University, passed
away on July 14, 2017 after a long battle with cancer.
Mirzakhani was the first woman and first Iranian-born to win
the prestigious Fields Medal.
She will be remembered for her research in moduli spaces,
Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, Ergodic theory, and
symplectic geometry, but also for her fearlessness tackling
problems that others would not attempt.
Mirzakhani will continue to be an inspiration to women
everywhere who are pursuing or thinking of pursuing careers
in math and science.
Ryerson Becomes
Fields’ Ninth Principal
Sponsoring University
The nine Principal Sponsoring
Universities are essential for the
success of Fields’ mission to enhance
mathematical activity in Canada.
THE FIELDS INSTITUTE IS VERY PLEASED to welcome
Ryerson University as its ninth Principal Sponsoring
University (PSU). The connections formed with Ryerson
over the past few years as a Fields Affiliate University have
now reached a new level, which we recognize and celebrate
with this PSU agreement.
“The Fields Institute is excited to increase its ties with such
a geographically close neighbour. Ryerson’s commitment
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to research excellence as well as its focus on community
engagement will certainly result in an array of interesting
programming within and beyond the mathematical sciences
community,” says Ian Hambleton, Director of the Fields
Institute.
The mission of the Fields Institute is to enhance
mathematical activity in Canada by bringing together
mathematicians from all around the world.