Nasrin Moazami is a biologist and a pioneer in biofuel technology. In 1995 she was awarded the Chevalier de I’Ordre des Palmes Académiques for her outstanding research. In 2015 she was appointed to UNESCO’s International Basic Sciences Program (IBSP). Moazami was born in 1945, and in 1976 received her Ph.D. from the faculty of medicine...Read More
TEHRAN – The University of Tehran will play host to the third national congress on social vulnerabilities on June 20-21. The two-day congress aims at studying the vulnerabilities, opportunities and strategies which lead to a decrease and balance in vulnerabilities. The congress pivots on the current situation, theoretical ethnic achievements and policies as well as...Read More
TEHRAN – Women make up 9 percent of managers in business and service workshops, statistics released by the Statistical Center of Iran in the calendar year 1394 (March 2015- March 2016) shows. Female managers enjoy the maximum share of 50 percent in training workshops, the center said, the Mehr news agency reported. It also added...Read More
TEHRAN – Provincial governors are duty-bound to release reports about appointing women to managerial posts, Masoumeh Ebtekar, the vice president for women and family affairs, has said. Ebtekar said it is the strategy of the government to allocate 30 percent of managerial posts to competent women, Mehr reported last week Fortunately, good achievements have been...Read More
“Mah Ashraf Khanoum Ghaderi”, known as Mostureh, is the first Iranian woman historian. Pioneer filmmaker, Pouran Derakhshandeh will be catching the life of this poet and historian on film in a television series. The IRIB center for the provinces is planning to produce a number of TV series about the elite of various provinces in Iran with...Read More
Older women who carry genes that make them prone to obesity may take comfort in new findings that suggest exercise can counter that risk. For the study, researchers analyzed data from more than 8,200 women, aged 70 to 79, of European ancestry, UPI reported. The investigators found that genetic influences on body mass index (an...Read More
Women who describe themselves as ‘early risers’ are less likely to develop depression, new research claimed. A study of more than 32,000 women published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research found that those who are naturally inclined to wake up early are at a lower risk of the mental illness due to greater daylight exposure,...Read More
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Narges Abyar’s acclaimed drama “Track 143” will be screened in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan based on a newly-signed agreement between producer Mohammad-Hossein Qasemi and the director of China’s State Film Administration. The agreement was inked during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival in Qingdao, China last week, Qasemi...Read More
Iran’s girl volleyball players have advanced to the 8th final by gaining a decisive victory against Macau on Tue. at 19th Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championships held in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Their third victory comes after a loss against Australia and a win against Hong Kong in pool C. The Iranian squad will next take...Read More
