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Science as a tool of empowerment

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We may be living in the Information Age, but not all human settlements have been swept over by the wave of science and technology, yet. So why should every child, whether attending the most prestigious school in the country or a godforsaken one-room school in a village invisible to most maps with intangible prospects of …

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1.7 million children die every year due to polluted environment: WHO

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1.7 million children die every year due to polluted environment: WHO Two World Health Organization (WHO) reports highlighted that children are exposed to harmful chemicals through food, water, air and products around them. Photo. Imagine what could be accomplished if a fraction of the 20 million of us in the global chemical enterprise (according to …

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University of Massachusetts has just published an excellent article on their project with Chemists Without Borders

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University of Massachusetts has just published an excellent article on their project with Chemists Without Borders on a low cost process they are developing to measure the concentration of arsenic in rice. When the process is fully developed, it will be transferred to a lab at the Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh, and …

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Humanitarian crisis looms in Fallujah after ISIS defeat

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Dear Mr. President, With all due respect, I got the impression from this piece on tonight’s PBS NewsHour (just a few minutes of your time to watch, please) https://youtu.be/a3oL3WjLLA4?t=5m46s, that much more has been promised and could be done to support these refugees than we are currently doing. It was suggested that we are distracted …

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Chemists Without Borders Receives Award from the American Chemical Society

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Congratulations to Chemists Without Borders for receiving an American Chemical Society P3 Award! The purpose of the Partners for Progress and Prosperity (P3) Award is to encourage and recognize successful and exemplary partnerships. These partnerships must result in impactful outcomes that improve the public perception and appreciation for chemistry, promote career advancement opportunities, support entrepreneurship …

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Huddled Masses

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As I sat in the comfort of my warm bed last night, the sound of the rain pelting against my bedroom window put a smile on my face. Then I thought of those refugees who are none so fortunate. On top of what they have already lost and endured, they don’t even have tents to …

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Barriers To Pollution Prevention | Chemical & Engineering News

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Barriers To Pollution Prevention | Chemical & Engineering News Here’s an interesting piece by Cheryl Hogue of C&EN about a study by the Environmental Protection Agency. The study finds that “many industrial facilities aren’t acting to prevent the release of toxic chemicals because they aren’t aware of less hazardous alternatives.” HERE’S WHAT KEEPS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES …

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Flint, MI

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How could this happen? How, in the 21st century, in a country that is modern, educated, and relatively wealthy, could such an atrocity occur? How could anyone forget how important clean water is to the health of people, especially children. How could this have gone on so long before action was taken to warn residents …

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Donning his white coat, this doctor dances for dollars

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Donning his white coat, this doctor dances for dollars Check out this great video. There’s more to this doctor than simply medicine. Similarly, there’s more to each of us than simply chemistry, and so too for pretty much everybody. The mission of Chemists Without Borders is to solve humanitarian problems by mobilizing the resources and …

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