Tag: Society
Royan Institute achieves global milestone in regenerative medicine with WhartoCell
TEHRAN – Iran has taken a major step forward in regenerative medicine with the approval of WhartoCell, an allogeneic stem cell therapy developed by researchers at Royan Institute to treat osteoarthritis.
Iranian physician wins 2025 Kuwait Prize for control of cancer
TEHRAN – Amir-Ali Hamidieh, an Iranian professor at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, has won the State of Kuwait Prize for the Control of Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
World Patient Safety Day focuses on safe care for NCDs
TEHRAN – World Patient Safety Day is observed on September 17 every year and serves as an opportunity to raise public awareness, enhance collaborations among healthcare stakeholders, and expedite measures to reduce preventable harm associated with the delivery of health services.
Iran joins global ‘100 Hours of Astronomy’ celebration
TEHRAN – As the global “100 Hours of Astronomy” celebration gets underway in countries around the world, Iran’s skies will also host a series of astronomical observation and public outreach programs from September 30 to October 3, coinciding with the event’s 2026 edition, which is being held under the theme “A New Perspective on the…
GFEAI 2026: science minister warns AI potential to become an invisible dictatorship
TEHRAN – Science, Research and Technology Minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf has warned that the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in data analysis could pave the way for a shift from data control to human control, potentially giving rise to what he described as “an invisible dictatorship.”
RoboCup IranOpen competition 2026 underway
TEHRAN – Tehran is playing host to the 20th edition of the RoboCup IranOpen competition, which started on Wednesday and will wrap up on Friday.
Deputy youth minister remembers Minab schoolchildren at IYF in Russia
YEKATERINBURG, Russia – Alireza Rahimi, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Youth, began his address at a meeting of youth ministers from countries participating in the International Youth Festival (IYF) in Yekaterinburg by remembering Iranian schoolchildren killed in recent attacks.
Some 95 earthquakes hit Iran in a week
TEHRAN – A total of 94 earthquakes have been recorded across the country in a week from September 5 to 11, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
Over half of eligible Iranians join Jan Fada campaign
TEHRAN – The “Jan Fada” (self-sacrificing volunteer) campaign officially launched on March 29 as a spontaneous public movement in response to persistent threats and aggression by the United States and Israel against Iran’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
DOE calls for stronger global action to protect ozone layer, tackle climate change
TEHRAN – Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment, has called for stronger international cooperation to address the harmful effects of ozone-layer depletion and climate change, saying that global participation, strong commitment to obligations, and dedicated financial resources can produce real, tangible, measurable, and monitorable results.