  {"id":214257,"date":"2025-04-21T14:56:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T00:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=214257"},"modified":"2025-04-23T11:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T21:03:58","slug":"uh-maui-college-green-chemistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/21\/uh-maui-college-green-chemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College goes &lsquo;green&rsquo; with chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_214266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214266\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-green-chem-borg.jpg\" alt=\"Person in a lab holding a Think Green notebook\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-green-chem-borg.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-green-chem-borg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-green-chem-borg-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lecturer Raymond Borg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Maui College has become the first <abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> campus to sign the national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondbenign.org\/he-green-chemistry-commitment\/\">Beyond Benign Green Chemistry Commitment<\/a> (<abbr>GCC<\/abbr>), boosting its role as a leader in sustainable science education.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-green-chem-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chemistry lab equipment and a Think Green notebook\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-214265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-green-chem-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-green-chem-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/maui-green-chem.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><abbr>GCC<\/abbr> connects colleges and universities across the globe in a shared mission to integrate green chemistry principles into teaching and research. It gives <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College access to a wide network of like-minded educators and scientists, and provides valuable tools and resources to further sustainability goals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&#8217;m thrilled that our department has taken on the Green Chemistry Commitment,&rdquo; said Sean Calder, <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College STEM division chair. &ldquo;This will enable the college to lower our chemical waste generation and help us become better stewards of the environment, creating a more sustainable future for Maui.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>Modern, industry-relevant skills<\/h2>\n<p><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College has long embedded sustainability into its curriculum, driven by a dedicated team of faculty. <abbr>GCC<\/abbr> now provides a framework to equip students with modern, industry-relevant skills in sustainable chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>Students enrolled in courses such as Chemistry and Society, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry will benefit from learning how to design safer, more sustainable chemical processes. These skills not only increase their career readiness but also cultivate a deeper understanding of the environmental and health impacts of chemistry.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>GCC<\/abbr> underscores <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College\u2019s commitment to sustainability on campus and in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.maui.hawaii.edu\/chemistry\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College chemistry courses<\/a>, or contact Sean Calder at  (808) 984-3220.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College empowers students with greener chemistry skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[251,73,60],"class_list":["post-214257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-chemistry","tag-sustainability","tag-maui-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214257"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214408,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214257\/revisions\/214408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}