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Stanford professor Maryam Mirzakhani is the recipient of the 2014 Fields Medal, the top honor in mathematics. She is the first woman in the prize’s 80-year history to earn the distinction. (Courtesy of Maryam Mirzakhani)

Stanford professor Maryam Mirzakhani wins Fields Medal, first woman to do so

Michelle Leung
  •  
Aug. 13, 2014
The Stanford Daily

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