Meet the 2025–2026 Green Chemistry Commitment Community Ambassadors: Glenn Hurst (York), Fun Man Fung (UCD), Arilza Porto (UFMG), Rufaro Kawondera (CUT), Victor Sanchez (NAU), Samihat Rahman (U of T), Yasmeen Jaberi (McGill). 🌱 Learn more about the GCC: www.beyondbenign.org/he-green-che...

#GreenChemistry improves #LabSafety before anyone steps into the lab. 🌎🧪 In a new @cenmag.bsky.social column, Prof. Isaiah Speight (@wm.edu) & @julianavidal.bsky.social (Beyond Benign) share why hazard mitigation starts at the molecular level—linking safety and sustainability from the start.

Join us tomorrow from 12:30-2 p.m. EST for a free workshop to learn how to implement a new Life Cycle Analysis & Techno-Economic Assessments module! 📚💡Facilitator @manhattanscientist.bsky.social will guide participants through the resources. 👉 RSVP: buff.ly/PJD2KNB

TOMORROW: Join us from 6–7 p.m. EST for a free info session on navigating the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC) library. 🧪📚 Dr. Sarah Kennedy will show how to search & filter 400+ lessons and articles to quickly find classroom-ready resources. buff.ly/X3rkxLK

New Soy Chemistry Curriculum: real-world, soy-based case studies for teaching sustainability. Ray Balée + Kris Weigal (Omni Tech International) share examples in this video. Access the curriculum free on the GCTLC: gctlc.org/soy-chemistr...

🌟 Join the January 21st Green Chemistry Connections session for practical lab management strategies and real examples from Michelle Mills (University of Victoria), Kristin Daws (Ohio Northern University), and Una FitzGerald (University of Galway). RSVP: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...

ICYMI! Our new Soy Chemistry Curriculum introduces students to sustainability using one of the world's most abundant renewable feedstocks: soy. 🌱 In this video, co-authors Dr. Jane Wissinger and Dr. Michael Wentzel share more about this resource. Access the curriculum on the #GCTLC: buff.ly/lWfk10f

#GreenChemistry is evolving rapidly, and a recent CAS Insights webinar provided an insightful look into the future of the field. 🌱 Watch the recording for insights from @amycannon.bsky.social (Beyond Benign). Dan Bailey (Takeda Pharmaceuticals) and Leighton Jones (CAS): www.cas.org/resources/ca...

K–12 New York schools: Apply for the Clean & Green Schools Pilot Program by Jan. 15th! Offered by the NYSP2I, this program assists schools in removing outdated or hazardous chemicals while helping educators incorporate #GreenChemistry into their curricula. Learn more: www.rit.edu/affiliate/ny...

Interested in bringing #GreenChemistry into your classroom or lab, but not sure where to start? 🧪 Join #GCTLC Chief Editor Dr. Sarah Kennedy for a free info session on finding relevant resources on the platform. 👉 Mark your calendar for Jan. 14th & access the Zoom link: gctlc.org/gctlc-info-s...

Welcome to the Green Chemistry Commitment community, UFJF! 🎉 Based in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, the Department of Chemistry is integrating #GreenChemistry across undergraduate and graduate teaching, with hands-on work in greener labs and experiments. www.beyondbenign.org/school_profi...

As we enter 2026, we are focused on expanding access to resources, deepening partnerships, and supporting educators, students, and professionals driving change in chemistry education. Here’s to a new year of advancing #GreenChemistry together. 🌱✨

Educators in higher ed settings! Join a free, virtual workshop for guidance in teaching Life Cycle Analysis and Techno-Economic Assessments led by Dr. Julian Silverman (Fashion Institute of Technology). 🗓️ January 15th from 12:30–2 p.m. EST 🔗 RSVP here: mailchi.mp/063f041378cf...

Where did the Beyond Benign team experience the strength of the #GreenChemistry education community in 2025? 🌍🧪 Through gatherings, resource sharing, and daily discussions on the #GCTLC, our team has shared moments that showcase a community driven by purpose and connection. buff.ly/5kg4ays

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re grateful for the educators, students, and partners transforming chemistry education every day and shaping a safer, more sustainable future. Here’s to rest, renewal, and all we’ll build together in 2026. ✨ Happy holidays! 💙

📢 K-12 teachers in New York: The Clean & Green Schools Pilot Program is designed to support safer science in K–12 schools through chemical removal and #GreenChemistry education. Deadline extended to January 15th! www.rit.edu/affiliate/ny...

Our December newsletter is here, with new teaching tools, course and event updates, and highlights from the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) community. Explore this edition here: buff.ly/r4F3obX Not subscribed? Sign up to receive future newsletters: buff.ly/Hro5IGu

Beyond Benign partnered with the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute to co-develop a template for creating case studies suitable for classroom teaching. 📝🌱 Read more about this new resource: www.beyondbenign.org/news/empower... #CaseStudies #GreenChemistryEducation

📢 Higher ed educators! Our self-paced course “An Introduction to Undergraduate Green Chemistry Teaching and Practice” is FREE to everyone for a limited time. Bonus: Complete the course by Dec. 31st, 2025, to be entered for a chance to win one 1 of 3 $100 gift cards: buff.ly/faXyOLG

TOMORROW! Join our final 2025 #GreenChemistryConnections session on student leadership and engagement 🌱 12–2 p.m. EST. Register to join live and access the recording: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76... #GreenChemistryEducation #StudentLeadership #SustainableScience

Join us in welcoming Kean University to the Green Chemistry Commitment! 🧪🌎 Kean University is embedding #GreenChemistry into general and organic chemistry and offering a stand-alone green chemistry course that connects core skills with environmental responsibility. 👏 Learn more: buff.ly/lnuMIuB

Meet our K-12 Community Engagement Manager, Michelle Ernst Modera! 👋 Michelle helps educators across the country find professional development opportunities, share ideas, & amplify the innovation already happening in classrooms. 💬 Read more: www.beyondbenign.org/news/calling...

We’re excited to celebrate @colorado.edu's commitment to #GreenChemistry! 🎉 As a Green Chemistry Commitment signer, the university joins higher ed institutions worldwide working to transform chemistry education for a more sustainable future.

Heading to #Pacifichem2025? 🌺 Catch #GreenChemistry presentations from Beyond Benign Co-Founders @amycannon.bsky.social and John Warner, Senior Program Manager @julianavidal.bsky.social, and GCC educators. Find the session details here: gctlc.org/pacifichem-2... #ChemistryEducation

Welcome Université de Poitiers to the Green Chemistry Commitment! 👏🎉 Students and faculty are advancing #GreenChemistry through hands-on labs, eco-friendly solvents, biopolymers, and decarbonization research. Learn more: www.beyondbenign.org/school_profi... #GCCommit #ChemistryEducation

TOMORROW: Join us from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST for a free webinar on how mechanochemistry can make pharmaceutical manufacturing greener. 🧪🌍 Dr. Evelina Colacino will share solvent-free approaches for WHO essential medicines. RSVP: mailchi.mp/ae959a1fc960...

Our self-paced professional development course "An Introduction to Undergraduate Green Chemistry Teaching and Practice” is FREE to everyone for a limited time. Bonus: If you complete the course by Dec. 31st, you’ll be entered to win one of three $100 gift cards. ⭐️ buff.ly/5eXOgES

How are students driving #GreenChemistry on their campuses? Join our December #GreenChemistryConnections session to hear student leaders share campus initiatives, engagement strategies, and training programs making an impact. 🗓️ Dec. 17 | 12–2 p.m. EST ➡️ Register free: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...

Our November newsletter is packed with inspiration and opportunities for the entire #GreenChemistry community. Explore this edition here: us1.campaign-archive.com?u=2f6d95f69e... Not subscribed? Sign up to receive the December newsletter: www.beyondbenign.org/email-list-s...

This #GivingTuesday, help make chemistry safer and more sustainable with #GreenChemistry. 💚🧪 A gift to Beyond Benign powers training and resources for educators and students worldwide. Donate: www.beyondbenign.org/donate/?utm_... #GreenChemistryEducation

Please join us in welcoming Hindu College, University of Delhi, to the Green Chemistry Commitment 🇮🇳 Ranked #1 in India’s National Institutional Ranking Framework, the college is preparing future chemists to lead with sustainability & innovation. www.beyondbenign.org/school_profi... #GCCommit

Join us on Dec. 9th for the next “Promoting Chemistry Applied to World Needs” webinar! In this session, Dr. Evelina Colacino will share the benefits of mechanochemistry, demonstrating its potential to advance greener & more sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing. 🧪 mailchi.mp/ae959a1fc960...

Beyond Benign is celebrating a season of milestones in building a safer, more sustainable future for chemistry education. Thank you to the educators, students, leaders, and partners advancing green chemistry in classrooms, labs, and communities worldwide. 💚 #GreenChemistryEducation

BIG NEWS! Beyond Benign has received a five-year, $1.83M grant from the National Science Foundation to launch Green Chemistry Professional Mentoring Networks, helping undergraduate educators integrate safer, more sustainable chemistry into their courses. 🎉 Learn more.

We are thrilled to welcome @uconn.bsky.social to the GCC! The Green Chemistry Initiative (GCI) played an integral role in bringing the GCC to their university. GCI is run by students dedicated to promoting #GreenChemistry & sustainability in research & education. www.beyondbenign.org/school_profi...

Beyond Benign’s Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) program has been selected as one of the @rsc.org's 2025 Horizon Prizes for Education recipients! We are deeply grateful for our GCC community and honored to receive this award. 💙 🎉 www.rsc.org/standards-an...

👋📚 Middle school & high school science teachers: Discover the transformative power of #GreenChemistry with Beyond Benign’s online professional development courses. Learn more and enroll today! www.beyondbenign.org/k12-online-c...

Join our team! 🧪 Help advance #GreenChemistry education as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Beyond Benign in collaboration with @monmouthuniversity.bsky.social. 👉 Learn more and apply by December 1st or share this opportunity with your network! www.beyondbenign.org/people/open-...

TOMORROW! Join our November #GreenChemistryConnections session to gain practical ideas, resources, and inspiration to develop or strengthen your #GreenChemistry outreach efforts! 💪 🔗 If you haven’t yet registered for this free series, RSVP here: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...

We are thrilled to welcome the University of Washington Bothell to the growing Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC)! 🌎 The Department of Physical Sciences is committed to upholding #GreenChemistry principles and actions that promote health and sustainability. www.beyondbenign.org/school_profi...

📢 Calling New York-based teachers in grades 6-12! The NY Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team is a space where you can connect with your peers & develop your practice of #GreenChemistry in your labs. 👉 Join the first session on Nov. 18th from 7-8:30 p.m. EST: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Engage, learn, and connect with your peers at upcoming events! 🌐 Check out our November events bulletin to see what's coming up in the global #GreenChemistry community: us1.campaign-archive.com?e=e339dc8622... ✉️ Not subscribed? Sign up here: www.beyondbenign.org/email-list-s...

Have you developed or adapted a #GreenChemistry experiment using Vernier technology? 🧪 Submit your work to the GCTLC's peer-reviewed Green Chemistry Experiments with Vernier collection by the extended deadline of November 30th! gctlc.org/green-chemis... #GreenChemistryExperiments

Join us in celebrating St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai as a new Green Chemistry Commitment signer. 🎉 🌏 Beyond Benign Co-Founders Dr. Amy Cannon and Dr. John Warner attended the signing celebration in October alongside students, faculty, and college leadership. #GCCommit

PFAS in metal plating? There’s a case study for that. 🧪 Explore how one company replaced a PFAS-based fume suppressant with a safer alternative. This case study, created by Beyond Benign with the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, is available free on the #GCTLC: buff.ly/vRao2FH

In our October newsletter, we celebrate two years of the Green Chemistry Teaching & Learning Community (#GCTLC) by sharing updates from the platform and *lots!* of #GreenChemistry resources. 🌍 🧪 Explore it here: buff.ly/y7pBRV7 ✉️ Not subscribed? Sign up here: buff.ly/l3YVLRE

Join us for the next #GreenChemistryConnections session to explore how educators around the world are advancing #GreenChemistry through outreach, community engagement, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. 🗓️ Nov. 19th ⏰ 12-2 p.m. EST 🔗 RSVP free: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...

Beyond Benign’s new Soy Chemistry Curriculum, created with Omni Tech International and supported by the United Soybean Board, uses soy as a lens for teaching #GreenChemistry and sustainability. 🌱🧪 Learn more here. buff.ly/eC49LN8 #GreenChemistryEducation #BioBasedChemistry #SoyChemistry

Please join us in welcoming the University of San Francisco (USF) to the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC)! 🌱 USF is integrating #GreenChemistry and environmental justice into its curriculum—from solvent swaps and training to cross-disciplinary projects. Learn more:https://buff.ly/t30Itb4

The Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (#GCTLC) is now made up of more than 3,000 members from 100+ countries! 🎉 🌍 Join the movement: Create your free profile and join the community of educators, students, and scientists advancing #GreenChemistry worldwide: gctlc.org/form/registr...