The Chemists Without Borders (CWB)under its mission and vision – “using science to improve the quality of life in communities most in need through service, science education, innovation, and community empowerment by uniting scientists globally to advance humanitarian efforts” – arranged with Dow Chemical Company in Kentucky, USA and the Colombo University Faculty of Science …
In today’s world, access to clean water and quality education are fundamental humanitarian challenges. These challenges disproportionately affect rural populations. More than half of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)cannot be realized without eliminating water insecurity and enhancing education, especially in the sciences. Humanitarian organizations like Chemists Without Borders play a vital role …
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Dear Subscribers to, Members of and Volunteers for Chemists Without Borders Thank you for your interest in and work for Chemists Without Borders and our mission of solving humanitarian problems by mobilizing the resources and expertise of the global chemistry community and its networks. You are part of that network, and CWB appreciates your contributions. …
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Our mission is to solve humanitarian problems by mobilizing the resources and expertise of the global chemistry community and its networks. Read on to discover how a vaccine led to the creation of Chemists Without Borders and some of our work and challenges since that day. The world’s best typhoid vaccine that no one wanted …
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“We’ve arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science and technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces.” Carl Sagan Science is of little value if ordinary people cannot understand it, cannot trust it, or cannot …
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 …
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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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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 …
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 …
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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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