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Giving Back to Austin Through the LIVESTRONG Challenge

Fri, 05/27/2016 - 08:00

As part of Team LIVESTRONG, I’m making a difference in the fight against cancer. I’ve joined with other people around the globe and across different events to raise money for the LIVESTRONG Foundation at the LIVESTRONG Challenge this October.

K-C Scientist Invited to White House Event on Microbes

Fri, 05/27/2016 - 09:15

Best Practices and Pitfalls of Diversity Initiatives

Thu, 05/26/2016 - 16:30

Now, more than ever, Corporate America embraces Diversity and Inclusion (“D&I”) as a business imperative.

Hello Columbus – Sustainability Lunch & Learn June 21st

Thu, 05/26/2016 - 16:00

I’m heading to Columbus, Ohio, for the official opening of Arrow’s newly automated facility for processing electronics at end of life.

Knowledge Transfer is Key to Developing Global Education Expertise

Thu, 05/26/2016 - 13:35

In 1953, Winston Churchill said: “All the great empires of the future will be empires of the mind.” Over the years, eminent scholars and educators have echoed Churchill’s sentiments: If you don’t know history, you are condemned by ignorance to repeat, rather than learn from, the lessons of the past. The World Affairs Council-Washington, DC (WAC-DC) advocates a liberal arts education approach to help prepare teachers and students to be ‘global citizens’ in our diverse, multi-cultural and interconnected world.

2016 Chemical Data Reporting: What You Need to Know

Wed, 06/01/2016 - 10:30

The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.) authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate and enforce rules on chemical substances in commerce. Section 8 (a) of the law requires the EPA to collect basic exposure-related information on the types, quantities and uses of chemical substances produced domestically and imported into the United States.Called the Chemical Data Reporting Rule (CDR) [40 CFR Part 711], this information is collected every four years from manufacturers producing or importing more than 25,000 pounds of chemicals; however, a small number of chemicals subject to certain TSCA actions will have a reporting threshold of 2,500 pounds.