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Beyond Benign provides educators with the tools, training, and support to make #GreenChemistry an integral part of chemistry education.

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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
Renewable Feedstocks in Action: Bringing Soy-Based Chemistry to Undergraduate Classrooms - Beyond Benign
Today’s students want their science to matter. They want to see the role chemistry (and green chemistry) can play in addressing sustainability challenges such as climate change, rural economies, and…
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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
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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

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November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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...
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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
Renewable Feedstocks in Action: Bringing Soy-Based Chemistry to Undergraduate Classrooms - Beyond Benign
Today’s students want their science to matter. They want to see the role chemistry (and green chemistry) can play in addressing sustainability challenges such as climate change, rural economies, and…
www.beyondbenign.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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...
October 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
📣 We're hiring! Beyond Benign is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our team and support a national effort to advance #GreenChemistry education. 🌱 Learn more & apply: www.beyondbenign.org/people/open-...

#GreenChemistryEducation #STEMCareers #GreenChemistry
October 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Get free, classroom-ready K-12 #GreenChemistry resources delivered directly to your inbox! 🌱 Our new Green Sparks email series delivers a short video + a ready-to-use activity every two weeks. No fluff, less prep. 💪

Sign up here: mailchi.mp/764561ca7224...
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Welcome Tyler Schisler, our new Technical Program Manager. He brings healthcare tech and IT leadership experience and a master’s from Ball State University. Tyler will strengthen systems for educators and the green chemistry community.

#GreenChemistry #GreenChemistryEducation
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Bienvenue to l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières—our newest Green Chemistry Commitment signer! 🎉 UQTR embeds green chemistry in teaching, research, and community engagement and is building the new Pellerin-Marmen Pavillon lab to accelerate sustainable technologies. Learn more: buff.ly/dnxaQRC
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@rsc.org’s new cross-journal collection spotlights Latin American chemistry, co-edited by Beyond Benign’s Dr. Juliana Vidal. 🌎 Explore the research: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

#GreenChemistry #LatinAmericanChemistry #SustainableScience
October 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Bring #GreenChemistry into your classroom. 🧪 New self-paced course for higher-ed with practical tools to embed sustainability and link chemistry to real-world challenges. ▶️ Register free: courses.beyondbenign.org/an-introduct...

#BeyondBenignCourses #GreenChemistryEducation #HigherEdTeaching
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Join us TOMORROW, 1–3 p.m. ET, for Beyond Benign’s Greener Curriculum Showcase on #SoyChemistry—learn to adapt case studies and build your own with a new guide co-created with ACS GCI. RSVP: mailchi.mp/3103f7ad2969... 📚🌱
October 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Happy #NationalChemistryWeek! 🧪🌶️ Explore the Hidden Life of Spices with two open-access green chem labs on the #GCTLC. Try a greener eugenol-from-cloves extraction and a cinnamon oil lab using cinnamaldehyde reactions on the GCTLC: gctlc.org?utm_medium=s...
October 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
TU Dublin is now a Green Chemistry Commitment signer. 🎉 The School of Chemical & Biopharmaceutical Sciences embeds #GreenChemistry from year one & and works to ensure grads are both technically skilled & equipped to create a more sustainable future. Learn more: www.beyondbenign.org/school_profi...
October 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The 2025 #GreenChemistryConnections Collection is your all-access pass to insights from 30+ experts in #GreenChemistry. 🌏 Sign up to discover fresh ideas, practical tools, and innovative strategies for your classroom, lab, or organization: mailchi.mp/29eca0f37c7a...
October 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Want to connect students with real-world science? Join the #GCTLC “Sustainable Citizen Science” group to trade activities and resources with other educators. gctlc.org/user/login?d...
October 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🌱 "Soy Chemistry: Innovating for Sustainability," is a comprehensive, three-module curriculum designed to inspire higher ed and AP high school students through real-world applications using soy as a renewable feedstock. 📚👉 Access it here: gctlc.org/soy-chemistr...

#SoyChemistry #GCTLC
October 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Join us TOMORROW from 12–2 p.m. EDT for Green Chemistry Connections! 🌱🧪 We’ll kick off the new season with a powerful conversation on embedding #GreenChemistry into curricula, engaging faculty and administrators, and overcoming barriers to implementation. 🔗 RSVP here: mailchi.mp/afdfee950c76...
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
EDUCATORS! Join the next session in our Greener Curriculum Showcase Series on October 23rd from 1-3 p.m. EDT to expand your teaching toolkit, engage with peers, and inspire the next generation of green chemists. 📚 RSVP: mailchi.mp/3103f7ad2969...
October 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Happy 2nd birthday to the #GCTLC! 🎉🎂 Since its launch, the platform has grown into a thriving community with 3,000+ users from 100+ countries, 400+ open-access learning objects, and 9,500 resource downloads!

🥳 Create your free profile to join the celebration: gctlc.org/form/registr...
October 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Connect with your peers at an upcoming #GreenChemistry event! 🌱📚 These gatherings provide opportunities to exchange ideas, build community, and advance green chemistry in education, research, and beyond. us1.campaign-archive.com?e=[UNIQID]&u...
October 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Beyond Benign Certified Lead Teachers Cassie Knutson Lydon and Cassie Javner are committed to showing how chemistry can be a force for good and an entry point to solving global challenges. 👏🌍 Read our recent Q&A to get inspired: www.beyondbenign.org/news/inside-...
#GreenChemistryEducation
Inside the Classroom: Two Educators on the Value of Teaching Green Chemistry to High School Students and Their Teaching Communities - Beyond Benign
Two Minnesota high school chemistry teachers share how they bring green chemistry into their classrooms, support fellow educators, and inspire students to see science as a tool for solving real-world…
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October 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM