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UC Berkeley Extension Sponsors Courses in Green Chemistry  for Public and CEUs

Green Chemistry Initiative

A society-wide shift from toxic to green requires educating the entire supply chain from consumers to retailers to distributors to manufacturers to change a system -- any system -- from current practices to new best practices.  The greening of chemistry requires that same dedicated educational process.  California's Green Chemistry Initiative is being strengthened with education for professionals in the supply chain as well as consumers through courses available across the state in accessible channels such as continuing education  for licensed professionals and the general public.

Extension Courses on Green Chemistry

University of California's UC Berkeley Extension is expanding their green chemistry course offerings in the spring of 2010.  The UC Extension will offer 2 courses for career enrichment and licensing CEUs, Green Chemistry Policy as well as Toxicology and Risk Assessment.  The Green Chemistry Policy course will be offered in both classroom and on-line formats to make learning about best practices implementation available statewide.

Public Event on Role of Green Chemistry

UC Berkeley Extension is also sponsoring a free public event called "Can We Achieve a Sustainable Future? The Role of Green Chemistry."  The presentation is scheduled for March 25, 2010, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the UC Berkeley campus.  Registration is requested.

Please see the UC Berkeley Web site and contacts for additional information on these courses as well as UC Berkeley Extension's Certificate Program in Green Chemistry

Self-education about everyday chemistry can be helpful to your career as this massive chemical shift takes shape.  From health care to personal care to building chemicals for wood preservation, green chemistry is working its way through the labs into the supply chain...and into our homes.  Your career can benefit from learning best practices related to identifying alternatives to toxic chemicals.
Universities and colleges may also work with the Institute to offer courses for credit to their students if they wish. Please contact us with questions. Professors are also welcome to use the materials we offer (both written and online) at their discretion under ccLearn (a division of Creative Commons) copyright guidelines. This essentially means that the content can be used prudently and must be credited to the Institute, or its appropriate partners when used or incorporated into other courses. Whether or not this material is part of an accredited course at a learning institution is between the professors, institutions and their students.

Learn more about the Green Science Institute at Carnegie Mellon University at their website:  www.GreenScienceInstitute.net.   It includes a video overview to their innovative online learning curriculum delivery, and an overview of their outreach programs.

Online Courses in Green Chemistry

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The Green Science Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is launching a series of green chemistry courses for online study. Check them out...

Introduction to Green Chemistry

This course explores what the field of green chemistry is, the evolution of its goals, and the importance of sustainability and sustainability ethics in the 21st century. It focuses on theory as well as the development of the strategies and skills needed to practice effective green science.

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These modules supplement the foundation modules in the Introduction to Green Chemistry course. They will tackle subjects like persistent pollutants, TAMLs and bioaccumulation.

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Chemists are not traditionally trained in toxicology, but what they create is often toxic. Green chemists can't hope to develop sustainable technologies if they don't understand what makes a process or product sustainable or unsustainable. These lessons address those issues.

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Very small amounts of chemicals can have dangerous effects on expectant mothers, children and adults when they disrupt the endocrine system -- with long-term effects on health. These modules help green chemists understand endocrine disruption and how to avoid building them into the chemistry we practice.

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