We’re excited to welcome four new institutions to the Green Chemistry Commitment! 🎉 These schools are advancing #GreenChemistry through curriculum, teacher training, and greener labs. Join 270+ higher ed institutions in the GCC network: buff.ly/AHm0qI8
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Our February newsletter highlights the momentum building within the Green Chemistry Commitment community. 💙🧪 Check it out here: us1.campaign-archive.com?e=01c8a50e49...
#GreenChemistryEducation #GreenChemistry #GCCommit #SustainableScience
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Learn how #mechanochemistry can support greener reactions in research & teaching! 🧪 Join #GreenChemistryConnections on March 18th from 12–2 p.m. EDT to hear from Prof. Audrey Moores (@mcgill.ca), Prof. Isaiah Speight (@wm.edu), and Prof. John De Backere (@utoronto.ca). mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...
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Prof. Seyed Mosayeb Daryanavard reflects on bringing green chemistry into teaching and research at the University of Hormozgan, including GCC adoption and student research on safer solvents and renewable resources. 🌍🌱 Read his article: www.beyondbenign.org/news/from-ou...
#GreenChemistry #GCCommit
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Portrait welcome graphic with a dark teal left panel and light gray patterned right panel. White text reads, “WELCOME Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México to the GCC community!” A red Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México logo is displayed on the right. The Green Chemistry Commitment and Beyond Benign logos appear at the bottom.
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Four new institutions just joined the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC). They’re advancing green chemistry through curriculum updates, safer labs, and research. 🎉🧪 Learn more or join the network: buff.ly/vXKysbq
#GreenChemistry #GreenChemistryEducation #GCCommit
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Next up in our #12PrinciplesOfGreenChemistrySeries? Principle 2: Atom Economy. This principle emphasizes designing synthetic methods so that atoms from starting materials are incorporated into the final product instead of being wasted as by-products. 🧪🌱
Learn more: buff.ly/mUL607L
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Hear from Beyond Benign Co-Founder Dr. John Warner at the #Bioneers2026 Conference in Berkeley next month! 🌍🧪 John's keynote, “Biomimicry at the Molecular Level—Inventing a Sustainable Future,” is on March 28th from 9:38–10 a.m. PST.
Register for @bioneers.org: buff.ly/rtplmEY
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Get ready for the #RSCPoster conference, hosted by @rsc.org, from March 3rd-4th! 🌍🧪 Beyond Benign Senior Program Manager @julianavidal.bsky.social is Subject Chair for the new sustainability category #RSCSustainability. Learn more & register here: www.rsc.org/our-events/a...
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We're thrilled to introduce Dr. Michelle Duarte as our new Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) Program Manager! 👋🌱 Michelle will help expand the #GCCommit network and support departments as they integrate #GreenChemistry into their curricula & classrooms.
Sustainability is often framed as a moral question. In chemistry, it is more accurately a technical one.
In this video, John Warner shares how a tragic life experience changed his perspective on his work in the lab. buff.ly/ZKDmTXP
Join us TOMORROW from 3–4:30 p.m. EST for a free virtual workshop on using real-world case studies to enhance student engagement and highlight sustainable innovation in chemistry. 💡🧪 Learn more and reserve your spot. mailchi.mp/3fc9cfab2ca7...
#GreenChemistryEducation #ChemistryTeaching
Middle & high school science teachers: free online green chemistry PD from Beyond Benign starts June 2026. 🌱Build safer, more sustainable labs and bring real-world applications to class. Learn more + enroll: www.beyondbenign.org/k12-online-c...
#GreenChemistryEducation #K12Science #SaferScience
Chemistry shapes more than products—it shapes health, energy access, & community safety. 🌍🧪 Throughout 2025, the “Promoting Chemistry Applied to World Needs” webinar series explored how chemistry can address real-world issues. Watch the recordings here.
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During #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate Black scientists, educators, & students advancing sustainability. 💙🌱 We are proud to recognize the Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) that have joined the GCC, supporting #GreenChemistry education.
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Our next Green Chemistry Connections session is TOMORROW from 12 to 2 p.m. EST! Join us to gain insight into how chemistry connects art, conservation, and sustainability. 💡🎨 If you haven’t registered for this free webinar series, sign up today to join the conversation: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...
Welcome Université de Strasbourg & Université de Picardie Jules Verne to the GCC! These French signers are embedding #GreenChemistry across chemistry degrees & lab training, from first-year coursework through master’s programs.
👉 Bring the #GCCommit to your campus: buff.ly/e9V61GB
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There's nothing sweeter than creating a healthier, more sustainable future. 💐💚 This #Valentin'sDay, we're celebrating the care, creativity, & collaboration you bring to the #GreenChemistry movement. Your efforts are transforming how chemistry is taught, learned, & practiced.
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New York science teachers in grades 6–12: The NY Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team starts Feb. 19th. 🌱 Join monthly virtual sessions led by Beyond Benign Certified Lead Teacher Scott Carlson to explore safer, more sustainable labs aligned with NYSSLS. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ICYMI: Our first newsletter of 2026 highlights the strength and diversity of the global #GreenChemistry community. 💙🧪 Explore it here: us1.campaign-archive.com?u=2f6d95f69e...
Not subscribed? Sign up to receive the February newsletter: buff.ly/d0QLgvt
#GreenChemistryEducation #SustainableScience
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Higher ed instructors! Join a free, virtual workshop on using #GreenChemistry case studies in the classroom, led by Dr. Jennifer Tripp (@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social) & Dr. Tom Umile (Villanova University).
🗓️ February 25th, 3–4:30 p.m. EST
🔗 Reserve your spot: mailchi.mp/3fc9cfab2ca7...
We are excited to welcome three new institutions to the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC)! 🎉 These departments are advancing #GreenChemistry through curriculum development, laboratory innovation, and research.
🌎 Learn how to bring the #GCCommit to your campus: www.beyondbenign.org/he-green-che...
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Educators are implementing the Soy Chemistry Curriculum in class. 🌱 Supported by Omni Tech International + the United Soybean Board, this free 3-module resource introduces soy as a renewable feedstock with case studies and a hands-on lab. gctlc.org/soy-chemistr...
Purple flyer titled “New York Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team,” describing a monthly collaborative space for NY teachers to green their chemistry classrooms. Meets the third Thursday each month, February–June 2026, 7:00–8:30 p.m. ET (virtual), with Beyond Benign logo and illustrations of students reading and holding test tubes.
New York science teachers in grades 6–12: the NY Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team starts Feb. 19th! These monthly virtual meetings explore greener, safer labs through demo, peer review, and lab safety—aligned with NYSSLS. 🌱 Learn more and register free: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Alt text: Beyond Benign “Green Chemistry Connections” event poster titled “Molecules & Masterpieces: The Chemistry of Art & Conservation,” February 18, 2026, 12–2 PM (EST). Three speaker headshots: Prof. Kevin L. Braun (Virginia Military Institute), Prof. Kristin L. Wustholz (William & Mary), and Dr. Michael Doutre (Parks Canada). Sponsored by MilliporeSigma and ICL.
Explore the chemistry behind art and the innovations shaping more sustainable conservation. 💡🎨 Join Green Chemistry Connections on February 18th, 12–2pm EST with Kevin L. Braun (VMI), Kristin L. Wustholz (William & Mary), and Michael Doutre (Parks Canada). RSVP: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...
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Beyond Benign is accepting applications for the Green Chemistry Professional Mentoring Networks (PMNs), funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), for US instructors integrating green chemistry into undergraduate courses. 🧪 Apply by April 3rd: gctlc.org/green-chemis...
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♻️🌍 Waste Prevention is the first of the #12PrinciplesOfGreenChemistry, a framework for designing chemistry that protects human health & the environment. This principle reminds us that it is better to prevent waste than to treat & clean up waste after it is formed. buff.ly/zigxO6w
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In this @rsc.org article, Prof. Glenn Hurst reflects on how joining the Green Chemistry Commitment has accelerated the integration of #GreenChemistry & #SystemsThinking across undergraduate courses, postgraduate programs, & professional development at the @york.ac.uk. 🧪🌍 buff.ly/Y8QRyAU
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Educators and curriculum developers: Submit your classroom-ready case studies for publication! 🧪📚 We are seeking case studies that provide real-world examples of #GreenChemistry, sustainability, and systems thinking. 👉 Learn more at the link in bio and submit by September 30th. buff.ly/i8Tb47Z
Join us in the #GCTLC forums for an “Ask Me Anything” interview with Dr. Elizabeth Braun, Director of Educational Content & Learning at the Lab Safety Institute. 💬 Bring your questions and join the conversation through Jan. 30th: gctlc.org/forum/1494?u...
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Welcome Saint Louis University (SLU) to the Green Chemistry Commitment! SLU’s Department of Chemistry has long integrated #GreenChemistry across courses & research, & is now expanding green chemistry experiments in teaching labs to boost student engagement and hands-on learning. buff.ly/SjZtX8i
