The United Nations (UN) has named the late Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani as one of seven women scientists “who have shaped our world.” The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) anointed Mirzakhani, who passed away of cancer at age 40 in 2017, on Friday, the International Day of Women and Girls in STEM — science, technology, engineering, and math. “Although Mirzakhani passed away [of ...