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Job opportunity alert! One of our awesome partners is looking for a Green Chemistry Education Program Manager within their Sustainability & Social Business Innovation. Get to work with a great team AND help advance green chem education: jobs.vibrantm.com/emd/job/Burlin… @MilliporeSigma

While it is a simple task, turning off equipment in the lab can have a real impact on saving energy. Here are a few tips to remember: 🧵

@My_Green_Lab Bring a lab appropriate change of clothes so you can wear shorts on your commute! Bring your own reusable cup for your midday iced coffee/tea. Use lower temperature synthetic approaches where possible

We'd like your help composing our next blog post! Sunday is the official first day of summer & we want to hear about your favorite hot-weather #sustainability tips. From ways to stay sustainable in the lab to ways you practice sustainability at home, what advice do you recommend?

Prof. Jane Wissinger is presenting today to tell us about how we can translate green chemistry research into curriculum to reach our students! Join us at 12:45 PST ubc.zoom.us/j/68396042577?… Everyone is welcome! 🌍♻️

Hope everyone had a great Earth Day! Let's talk about actionable items we can take up for the rest of the year! We've been highlighting different sustainability keywords on our Instagram @greenchemubc and check out this article for more activesustainability.com/climate-change…

Happy #EarthDay2021! At My Green Lab, our mission is to create a culture of sustainability through science. While our work aims to honor the earth each and every day, we are proud to celebrate today with our community. How are you celebrating Earth Day 2021?!

Thank you @jacquirickard for your virtual visit through @GreenChemUBC today. The students and postdocs were particularly engaged with your work. Well done on a great talk.Thank you again!!

Happy #EarthDay2021🌏 To celebrate GCU is hosting a seminar from Dr. Brett Helms who will talk to us about "Reimagining Polymer Chemistry for a Circular Economy"! Join us at 12:45 (PST) ubc.zoom.us/j/67315461218?…

So many common lab items can be reused including gloves, pipette tips, vials, and more! Check out this article on recent research in the reuse of PPE cheminst.ca/magazine/artic…

In case you haven’t heard it yet this month is Earth month! GCU is having month long events including a very exciting seminar from Dr.Brett Helms on April 22 (🌎 day)! This week’s theme is reuse!

Sustainable Scientist Prof Kwabena Bediako from UC Berkeley will be telling us about Energy conversion and energy conservation in 2D atomic layers and heterostructures today at 12:45 PST!! 🌎Everyone welcome use link ubc.zoom.us/j/68577327831?…

First Sustainable Scientist Seminar of the year today! Join the zoom link below at 12:45 (PST) to hear Prof Ran Zhao from the U of A! ubc.zoom.us/j/69409850139?…

Our second Sustainable Scientists Seminar Series is today at 1 pm (PST)! Prof Wei Zhang from the University of Massachusetts will be speaking about green techniques in organic and medicinal chemistry! Anyone can come! ubc.zoom.us/j/69316693353?…

Hi UBC chemistry folks! Did you know that our fumehoods account for 10%(!!) of UBC's total energy consumption?! Shut your sash and your group can win all sorts of exciting prizes!

Our first Sustainable Scientist Seminar is today! Prof. Mircea Dinca from MIT is telling us about MOF catalysis! Join us at 12:45 (PST) using this link: ubc.zoom.us/j/64754257089?… Everyone is welcome! 🧪

Time for another Coffee time trivia! Answer here or on our IG @greenchemubc Recently the Canadian government has announced its ban on single-use plastics. Which is not included in the ban? a) checkout bags b) cutlery c) garbage bags d) all are included

Ready for another coffee break? Reply with your answer to win an awesome prize! In the US how much less effective is a single-stream recycling collection than a multi-stream in the recycling of glass waste: a) 40% b) 50% c) 60% d) they're the same♻️

Coffee Time Trivia is happening again folks! Put down the flask and get your mug ready! Anyone can play and be entered to win an exciting GCU prize 😃Wait for the trivia question in our next post ♻️

For all those keeping score the correct answer was B! Check out the following references for more information: springer.com/journal/11027 ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/20… fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pub…

CTT: Why are the forest fires on the west coast becoming more severe? a) Poor forest management b) Warming temperature drying out soil and vegetation c) There is no increase in severity d) Lack of logging Reply with your guess! Everyone can play! 🌲

Good morning! Coffee Time Trivia is back (this time it's BYOC☕️)! Take a break from all your innovation to answer the question in our next tweet for your chance to win a super, sustainable prize (prizes for Vancouver residents only) #GreenChemistry 🔥

In my new blog post, 'So you compost, what next?', I write about 9 personal sustainability tips for those looking to level up their sustainable living game. It's a 4 minute read. namratajain.ca/post/so-you-co… #blogging #sustainableliving #newpost