The ACS Green Chemistry Institute® administers two student awards each year that recognize and support young chemists and engineers interested in green chemistry and engineering. Applications for both awards are due on February 1, 2014. Apply today for th

The American Chemical Society's Green Chemistry Institute announced winners of The Ciba Travel Awards in Green Chemistry on November 18, 2013. The award is open to student applicants from high school through graduate level programs to help them attend an

Contributed by Bill Campbell, Vice President of Marketing, Chatham University

Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA  recently launched a new Master of Science in Green Chemistry (MSCG) program. Chatham University has worked with leaders in education, and the

All over the country, chemistry undergraduate students are doing green chemistry outreach and activities as part of their ACS Student Chapters. To recognize their efforts, ACS GCI presents a Green Chemistry award to chapters that have done at least three

Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality awarded its Green Chemistry Governor Award 2013 in the Education Category to the University of Michigan, Office of Campus Sustainability (OSC).

OCS received the award for its continued efforts to make U-M labo

Photo (L-R):  Robert M. Simpson, President & Chief Executive Officer, CenterState CEO; Dr. Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., President, SUNY-ESF; NYS Governor Andrew M. Cuomo; and Dan Montoney, Chief Technology Officer, Rapid Cure Technologies, tour the SUNY-ESF

When I first began synthesizing green, biodegradable surfactants for my PhD at the University of Arizona, I would never have guessed that it would evolve into patented technology or that I would be standing at the door of my first venture, GlycoSurf. Whil

By Laura Hoch and Melanie Mastronardi, PhD Students at the University of Toronto    

In the fall of 2012, we founded the Green Chemistry Initiative (GCI), a student group dedicated to raising awareness about green chemistry, in order to promote sustainabl

Its opening night and green chemistry enthusiasts scurry to take their seats.  The wait is finally over!  The stage is set, the houselights dim, and the curtain slowly opens… There they are; shoulders squared and standing tall.  They are the elect, the ch

The Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship is awarded to undergraduate through early career scientists who demonstrate outstanding research or educational interest in green chemistry. Breen Fellows receive financial support to participate in an international gr

By United Soybean Board (USB)

Innovation and Agriculture Grow Together for Those Who "Think Soy"

“Biobased products have the potential to help our nation further distance itself from its dependence on imported petroleum,” said Kyle Thompson, a student at Mi

Some of the most enthusiastic green chemistry advocates you can find anywhere are the undergraduate ACS Student Chapter members. At the recent ACS National Meeting in New Orleans, I had a chance to meet many of these students and hear what they are doing

By Emily Hong, Yale University

Any college student who has ever had to cook and fend for themselves knows the advantages of one-pot cooking. One-pot cooking means no complex culinary wrangling of ingredients or excessive rounds of prep-work: Drop the goods

By Alex Co, undergrad chemistry major at Yale University

To see some of the planet’s most picturesque scenery, you will have to take a trip below sea level. Often called “rainforests of the sea”, coral reefs are among the Earth’s most diverse ecosystems.

By Sudhakar Reddy, Ph.D., Coordinator - Sustainable Labs, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Like most higher education institutions across the country, lab operations at the University of Michigan (UM) typically consume 4 to 8 times more energy when compa