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Dive into Marine Chemistry = on April 25th at 2 p.m. ET to learn how biodegradable plastic made from cru= stacean waste could be part of the solution to preventing our oceans from f= illing up with plastic pollution. Then learn how to make your own biopolyme= rs with a fun, hands-on activity. Use this activity as one of your ACS Stud= ent Chapter activities and get your chapter one step closer to winning the = Green Chemistry ACS Student Chapter Award! - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 Dive into Marine Chemistry during CCEW 2018! https://www.acs.org/content/ac= s/en/education/outreach/ccew.html?sc=3D180415_news_global_outreach_ccew Join in the 15th anniversary celebration of Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (= CCEW) https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/ccew.html?sc=3D= 180415_news_global_outreach_ccew, April 22-28, 2018! CCEW encourages chemis= ts and chemistry enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry at the local l= evel. The CCEW 2018 theme is "Dive into Marine Chemistry," focusing on the = chemistry of seashells and seaweed, bioluminescence, ocean acidification, o= il spills, and more. Don't miss out on additional exciting CCEW resources t= hat will be available in just a few days! =A0Visit our Educational Resource= s https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/ccew/educational-re= sources.html?sc=3D180415_news_global_outreach_ccew page to see several webi= nars on sustainability and the environment that will be open for viewing un= til the end of April. Also, don't miss an upcoming live webinar on April 25: Riding the Wave of G= reen Chemistry: How to Enhance Awareness of Plastics in the Ocean https://w= ww.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/popular-chemistry/ccew.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 Join the Project SEED 50 Forward momentum! =A0 ACS President Peter Dorhout gives remarks to Project SEED program alumni in= New Orleans. At a reception held during the national meeting in New Orleans last month, = ACS launched its 50 Forward campaign in celebration of the 50th anniversary= of Project SEED. The campaign will establish an ongoing source of funding = for Project SEED, which has empowered more than 10,000 high school students= through lab-based research experiences. As part of the celebration, the AC= S Development Office has created the Project SEED Inspiration Lab http://ww= w.acs.org/forward, a repository of Project SEED stories, testimonials, and = photographs. Please donate now at acs.org/forward http://www.acs.org/forwar= d to help lead Project SEED outward, upward, and most of all, forward for t= he next 50 years. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 Partners for Progress and Prosperity Award Accepting Applications https://w= ww.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/global/international/p3_global_2018.pdf Applications are being accepted for the Partners for Progress and Prosperit= y (P3) Award. 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Riding the Wave of Green Chemistry: How to Enhance Awareness of Plastics in= the Ocean https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/popular-chemistr= y/ccew.html - April 25 Nanomaterials for Fighting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria https://www.acs.or= g/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/drug-discovery/antibiotic-nano.html - April 26 Writing Competitive Research Proposals that Win Funding https://www.acs.org= /content/acs/en/acs-webinars/professional-development/write.html - May 3 The Opioid Crisis and Quest for Superior Analgesics without Addiction https= ://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/popular-chemistry/crisis.html - = May 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 REGIONAL NEWS & RESOURCES =20 Africa & the Middle East http://smmd.org.ma/ First International Symposium on Nanomaterials and Membrane Science for Hea= lth, Water, Energy and Environment - Abstract Deadline=A0 April 30 http://s= mmd.org.ma/ ISNMS will=A0be held in Marrakech -Morocco on October 11th and 12th, 2018. = Abstract Submissions for the Symposium are now OPEN. 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