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Happy Earth Day! 🌍 To celebrate, we're sharing a few of our favorite ready-to-use sustainability resources from the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (#GCTLC). Explore here: buff.ly/OGsq4Qi

#ChemistsCelebrateEarthWeek

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Join our team! Beyond Benign seeks a full-time Administrative Assistant to support the operations of our #GreenChemistry education programs. 📢 🧪 Sound like a good fit for you or someone you know? Apply by May 1st, or share this opportunity with your network: www.beyondbenign.org/people/open-...

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Make it a goal to bring the GCC to your campus this year! Join the growing, global community: www.beyondbenign.org/he-green-che...

We are excited to welcome three new institutions to the GCC! The University of Milano-Bicocca, University of North Carolina at Asheville, and Indian Institute of Technology Madras are advancing green chemistry through sustainability-focused curricula, research, teaching labs, & student engagement.

2025 Year in Review In 2025, we cultivated a thriving space for the global green chemistry community—growing, connecting, and driving impact together.

In 2025, Beyond Benign brought together educators, students, researchers, and advocates to continue advancing #GreenChemistry education. ⭐🧪 Our Year in Review looks back at a year an impactful year of growth. Explore it here: buff.ly/xWHdQMz

#ChemistryEducation #SustainableScience

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Beyond Benign’s Green Chemistry Commitment Ambassador Program supports educators, researchers, and emerging leaders advancing #GreenChemistry in classrooms, labs, and institutions worldwide. 🌍🧪 Meet this year’s cohort: www.beyondbenign.org/news/expandi...

#GCCommit

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The recently-redesigned #GCTLC forums make it easy to connect with your peers from across the globe. 💬✨ With more than a dozen categories focused on grade levels and topics, there's something for everyone! Log in to the GCTLC (or create your account!) to explore the forums: gctlc.org/forums?utm_m...

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Our April #GreenChemistryConnections session is TOMORROW from 12–2 p.m. EDT! 💧 Join us to learn how chemistry can address water-related challenges with @chemmouse.bsky.social and Jost Dittkrist. 👉 RSVP: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...

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Middle & high school science teachers in New York: The NY Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team offers a monthly virtual space for educators to develop greener lab practices together. Join the next session on April 16th from 7-8:30 p.m. EDT. 🧪 RSVP today & spread the word! buff.ly/8jUOOcc

In their Bioneers course on #GreenChemistry, Drs. John Warner & @amycannon.bsky.social (@beyondbenign.bsky.social) will explore how nature’s patterns (building, breakdown & renewal) can help us design products to be safer & more sustainable from the start.

🧪 Learn more & register: buff.ly/qaoRluf

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Connect with your peers at upcoming events in the #GreenChemistry community! 🌱 Check out our April Community Events Bulletin to see what's on the calendar: us1.campaign-archive.com?u=2f6d95f69e...

Not subscribed? Sign up to get the May Community Events Bulletin in your inbox: buff.ly/Y1y52tL

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ICYMI: Our latest newsletter highlights how community and connection drive #GreenChemistry education forward. 💙🧪 Explore it here: us1.campaign-archive.com?u=2f6d95f69e...

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Promotional graphic from Beyond Benign for “Green Chemistry Connections.” The title “Blue Chemistry: The Way of Water” appears above the date and time, “April 15, 2026 | 12–2 PM (EDT).” Two speaker headshots are shown: Prof. Francesca Kerton of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Jost Dittkrist of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention. MilliporeSigma and ICL are listed as sponsors. The background is a blue-to-green gradient with a network pattern.

Join #GreenChemistryConnections on April 15th from 12–2 p.m. EDT to explore how chemistry can help address water challenges like pollution, chemical waste, & resource management. 💧🌍 We're excited to hear from @chemmouse.bsky.social & Jost Dittkrist. 👉 RSVP: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...

Save-the-date graphic for the 2026 GCC Summit with the theme “From Green Chemistry Principles to Practice at Scale.” The graphic lists two events: a virtual summit on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT / 2 to 6 p.m. UTC, and an in-person event on June 14 at the GC&E Conference. Green Chemistry Commitment and Beyond Benign logos appear at the bottom, with colorful hexagon icons decorating the border.

GCC signers: Save the date for the 2026 GCC Summit! 🌱🧪 Join us virtually on June 10th or in person on June 14th at the #GCandE Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Invitations will be sent in the #GCTLC. Not a member yet? Create your profile: buff.ly/I4MEiKN

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In a new @cenmag.bsky.social column, @amycannon.bsky.social and @julianavidal.bsky.social of Beyond Benign, share how belief and community support empower educators to implement #GreenChemistry practices, even when this challenges the status quo. Read more here: cen.acs.org/environment/...

Empower Your Students With Safer, More Sustainable Science Labs: Enroll in a Beyond Benign Professional Development Course - Beyond Benign Beyond Benign’s summer professional development courses help teachers reinvigorate their lessons to better engage students and prepare them for future careers. Through the courses, middle school and…

Build greener chemistry lessons this summer with Beyond Benign’s online professional development courses. 📚🌱 Enroll by June 2 to learn from Certified Lead Teachers. New York teachers can join free thanks to the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute. www.beyondbenign.org/news/empower...

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👋🧑‍💻 Beyond Benign seeks a Technical Program Manager to support the digital infrastructure behind our #GreenChemistry education programs. Learn more and apply by April 15th or share this opportunity with your network! www.beyondbenign.org/people/techn...

#STEMCareers #GreenChemistryEducation

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Principle 3: Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses 🧪🌱

This principle states that whenever possible, synthetic methodologies should be designed to use & generate substances that are non-toxic to human health & the environment. See all #12PrinciplesOfGreenChemistry: www.beyondbenign.org/about-green-...

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NextGenChem, a partnership between ChemFORWARD and Beyond Benign, gives students free access to a professional chemical hazard assessment tool used to evaluate safety and sustainability. 🤝🧪

Learn more: www.chemforward.org/news/new-pro...

#GreenChemistry #SaferChemistry #ChemistryEducation

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One week left to apply for the Green Chemistry Professional Mentoring Networks (PMNs)! ⏳ This NSF-funded, semester-long program supports U.S. undergraduate instructors with mentorship, a stipend, curriculum funding, travel support, and a national peer community.

Apply by April 3rd: buff.ly/dzxOGNb

Promotional webinar graphic with Beyond Benign and IUPAC logos at the top over a blue background with a dotted globe pattern. Large text reads, “Catalyzing a Sustainable Future: Radical Redesign of Chemistry for Circularity.” Below, it says, “April 9 | 10-11 a.m. EDT / 4-5 p.m. CET.” A label notes: “Session 6 of the webinar series ‘Promoting Chemistry Applied to World Needs.’” The speaker is listed as “Prof. Chris Slootweg, Full Professor, University of Amsterdam.” A headshot of Chris Slootweg appears in a large circular frame in the bottom right.

Promoting Chemistry Applied to World Needs is back!. 🌟 Hosted with @iupac.org CHEMRAWN, this free webinar series connects chemistry to global challenges and emerging technologies. Join us on April 9th at 10 a.m. EDT for expert insights from Prof. Chris Slootweg.

RSVP: mailchi.mp/ae959a1fc960...

Happy Women’s History Month! 🌍✨ We’re celebrating some of the women whose work helped shape chemistry as we know it today. This graphic from Compound Interest highlights just a few.

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInChemistry #WomenInSTEM

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📣 New York high school teachers: Apply for Beyond Benign’s fellowship to strengthen your green chemistry teaching with mentorship from Annette Sebuyira. Open to lab-based science teachers taking or who have taken the Advanced Green Chemistry course. Apply by June 1st: buff.ly/W7u34hJ

We’re at ACS Spring 2026! ⭐ If you’re here, stop by kiosk #1433 to connect with our team and learn about our work to advance #GreenChemistry education.

You can also catch talks from our team and community throughout the week: gctlc.org/american-che...

#ACSSpring2026 @acs.org

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Hear from Beyond Benign Co-Founders Dr. John Warner & Dr. @amycannon.bsky.social at @bioneers.org in Berkeley, CA. 🌍🧪 Their panel on March 28th will highlight how initiatives like the Green Chemistry Commitment support future scientists in advancing #GreenChemistry. buff.ly/tN15tyW

We’re gearing up for #ACSSpring2026 next week in Atlanta and online! 🧪 Beyond Benign team and community members will share sessions on green chemistry education, safer labs, and sustainable teaching practices.

💬 Find our sessions: buff.ly/7OYRVFv
👋 Plus, stop by kiosk #1433 to say hello.

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Our March #GreenChemistryConnections session is TOMORROW from 12–2 p.m. EDT! 🧪 Learn how #mechanochemistry supports greener reactions in research & teaching with Prof. Audrey Moores (@mcgill.ca), Prof. Isaiah Speight (@wm.edu), & Prof. John De Backere (@utoronto.ca). 👉 RSVP: buff.ly/8qq40xe

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We're excited to welcome four new institutions to the Green Chemistry Commitment! 🎉 These signers are advancing #GreenChemistry through curriculum development, lab innovation, & research.

Join the network of 270+ institutions committed to advancing #GreenChemistryEducation: buff.ly/AHm0qI8

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Connect with your peers at upcoming events in the #GreenChemistry community! 🌱 Check out our March Community Events Bulletin to see what's on the calendar: us1.campaign-archive.com?u=2f6d95f69e...

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Promotional graphic on a purple background with a faint silhouette of New York State. Large text reads, “New York Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team.” Below, in yellow text: “A monthly collaborative space for NY teachers aspiring to green their chemistry classrooms.” On the left, white text lists: “Third Thursday of each month from February to June 2026” and “7 to 8:30 p.m. ET, Virtual.” On the right is a headshot with text below reading, “Facilitated by Scott Carlson, Beyond Benign Certified Lead Teacher.” The Beyond Benign logo appears at the bottom left.

Share this opportunity for middle & high school teachers in New York! 🌱 The NY Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team helps teachers strengthen safer, greener lab practices through monthly virtual meetings, peer exchange, and classroom strategy sharing. Next session: March 19th. buff.ly/7v8oMm6