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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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📢 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
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. 🌱✨
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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...
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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! 💙
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📢 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...
December 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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

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December 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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
December 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
📢 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
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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
December 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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...
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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.
Chemistry at CU Boulder is going green. 🌱

CU Boulder joined the Green Chemistry Commitment — making science safer, smarter and more sustainable. Buffs are proving innovation and responsibility go hand in hand.

Learn more ↓
https://bit.ly/4833I43
CU Boulder commits to green chemistry
In May, campus leaders signed the Green Chemistry Commitment to practice and teach sustainable chemistry--an effort being encouraged and advanced by students.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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
December 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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...
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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...
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Our November newsletter is packed with inspiration and opportunities for the entire #GreenChemistry community. Explore this edition here: us1.campaign-archive.com?u=2f6d95f69e...

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December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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...
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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.
Beyond Benign Awarded $1.83M National Science Foundation Grant to Launch Green Chemistry Professional Mentoring Networks - Beyond Benign
Beyond Benign has been awarded a five-year, $1.83 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education (IUSE Program). The funding will support the launch of…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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...
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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...
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM