Cem Tasan, MIT’s newly tenured Thomas B. King Associate Professor of Metallurgy, has learned to lean in to the unexpected in research and in life. Photo: Adam Glanzman
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Embracing life’s surprises

Unexpected experimental results often give Associate Professor Cem Tasan new insights into how metals break and deform — and how to design damage-resistant alloys.
As the Earth’s climate changes, larger and longer-burning wildfires are sending smoke farther from their source, often to places that are unaccustomed to the exposure. Image: iStock
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Q&A: Are far-reaching fires the new normal?

As Canada’s wildfires continue to be felt downwind, MIT experts weigh in on what to expect in the coming months, with wildfire season underway.
The Civil Discourse project to launch this fall at MIT will include a speaker series and curricular activities in MIT’s Concourse program for first-year students. Image: Brad Skow/MIT via DALL-E
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Civil discourse project to launch at MIT

Through a speaker series and activities in the Concourse learning community, the project's leaders aim to promote the value of open discussion on campus.<br />