Community Engagement
Rooted in Paradise Art Exhibit
Beyond Benign 100 Research Drive, Wilmington, MA, United StatesAt the Beyond Benign and Warner Babcock facility. Contact us to request an appointment for viewing the exhibit. More info here.
Bell Isle Harvest Festival
Belle Isle Marsh 1399 Bennington St., East Boston, MA, United StatesBeyond Benign will be hosting an activity table as a part of an afternoon of free family fun at Belle Isle Marsh!
National Chemistry Week
Chemistry Rocks! is the theme for the 2017 National Chemistry Week. We will be participating in events in the greater Boston area. Details coming soon!
Designing & Engineering Show
Bagnall Elementary School 253 School St, Groveland, MA, United StatesBeyond Benign outreach fellows will be hosting a workshop on ocean plastics and new ways of thinking about the problem of plastics!
MIT Science on Saturday
MIT Kresge Auditorium 48 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United StatesJoin Beyond Benign outreach fellows at the hands-on portion of this free event to explore Materials with Magical Properties at MIT!
Citywide Boston Science and Engineering Fair Activity Expo
Cabot Center 400 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United StatesJoin Beyond Benign in supporting hundreds of Boston high school students as they showcase their projects! While you're there, visit with Beyond Benign outreach fellows for hands-on activities showcasing green […]
High School Marine Science Symposium
Northeastern University 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United StatesFull STEAM Ahead
Lincoln Elementary School 161 Mystic Valley Pkwy, Winchester, MA, United StatesFamilies from Winchester, MA are invited to Lincoln Elementary School's Full STEAM Ahead event for a night of hands-on activities showcasing exciting careers in the STEAM fields. While you're there, […]
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Conference
Salem State University 352 Lafayette St., Salem, MA, United StatesFamily STEM Night at George Keverian School
George Keverian School 20 Nichols St., Everett, MA, United StatesFamilies from Everett, MA are invited to George Keverian School’s Family STEM Night event for a night of hands-on activities showcasing exciting careers in the STEM fields. While you’re there, […]
Boston STEM Fair
Embassy Suites by Hilton Boston Waltham 550 Winter St., Waltham, MA, United StatesYou're invited to bring your families and explore STEM through hands-on activities for all ages at the 2018 Boston STEM Fair. While you're there, be sure to visit with our […]
GSEM STEM Conference & Expo 2018
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center 1657 Worcester Rd., Framingham, MA, United StatesSTEM Night at Essex Elementary School
Essex Elementary School 12 Story St., Essex, MA, United StatesFamilies from Essex, MA are invited to Essex Elementary School’s STEM Night for a night of hands-on activities showcasing exciting careers in the STEM fields. While you’re there, make sure […]
USA Science & Engineering Festival 2018
Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC, DC, United StatesJoin Beyond Benign outreach fellows at the largest STEM celebration in the United States for free science fun for the whole family!
Girls STEM Summit – Statewide 2018
Regis College 235 Wellesley St., Weston, MA, United StatesOpening Reception for CARBON, Art Exhibit at WBI/BB
Beyond Benign 100 Research Drive, Wilmington, MA, United StatesJoin us for the Opening Reception for our newest Art Exhibit: CARBON. This exhibit is a celebration of a unique partnership between Collaborative Aggregates, a spin-off company out of the […]
Cambridge Science Festival 2018
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School 459 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, United StatesJoin Beyond Benign and hundreds of other organizations from the Boston area to celebrate science through hands-on activities at the annual Cambridge Science Festival!
Gordon College Green Chemistry Lecture: Dr. John Warner
Gordon College 255 Grapevine Road, Wenham, MA, United StatesHear from Dr. John Warner, a founder of the field of Green Chemistry, at Gordon College as part of their annual Green Chemistry Lecture Series. Dr. Warner will be talking […]
Hamilton-Wenham STEM Discovery Night
Families from Hamilton and Wenham, MA are invited to Hamilton-Wenham High School’s STEM Discovery Night for a night of hands-on activities showcasing exciting careers in the STEM fields. While you’re […]
Outreach Fellows Training
Beyond Benign 100 Research Drive, Wilmington, MA, United StatesCollege students from across New England are invited to apply and join us for the Outreach Fellows Training. This training will feature a review of green chemistry principles and practices […]
Geek is Glam Expo
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA, United StatesJoin Beyond Benign at the upcoming Girl Scouts of Central and Western MA Geek IS Glam Expo! Learn about green chemistry and innovation at this exciting and empowering event for […]
National Chemistry Week
The mission of National Chemistry Week is to reach the public, particularly school-aged children with positive messages about chemistry! Beyond Benign will be facilitating activities at outreach events hosted by […]
MA STEM Week
In an effort to highlight how strong STEM education will lead to a talented and skilled workforce, Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito, in collaboration with the STEM Advisory Council, […]
North Shore Nature Fair
Glen Urquhart School 74 Hart St, Beverly, MA, United StatesGlen Urquhart School will be hosting their 2nd annual Nature Fair to highlight the local natural environment. This is a family-friendly event for attendees to participate in hands-on nature activities. […]
Art Opening Reception: Photography by Stan Czesniuk
Beyond Benign 100 Research Drive, Wilmington, MA, United StatesOur newest Art Exhibit features beautiful photography by local artist Stan Czesniuk. Stan's photography includes a compilation of items and subjects that are often overlooked. Beautiful images of nature, and […]
Green Chemistry: Inventing a Circular Economy through a Thermodynamic Lens
Speaker: Dr. John Warner, Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry Register Now! The natural world is a beautiful and intricate system of intertwined and overlapping materials ecosystems. As humans, our […]
Design and Engineering Expo @ Bagnall Elementary School
Bagnall Elementary School 253 School St, Groveland, MA, United StatesBeyond Benign Outreach Fellows will be leading green chemistry activities for elementary school students during the Design and Engineering Expo in Groveland, MA!
High School Marine Science Symposium
Northeastern University 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United StatesHigh school students will learn from Beyond Benign Outreach Fellows about how green chemistry can help reduce ocean plastics and the impacts of ocean acidification.
Girls Scouts STEM Conference
Framingham State University 100 State St, Framingham, MA, United StatesGirls Scouts will have the opportunity to create solar cells using the green chemistry principles! We will also have an Expo table focusing on biomimicry!
Girls Inc. of Lynn SMART Girls Summit
Girls Inc is hosting their annual SMART (Science Math And Relevant Technology) Girls Summit for middle school girls in Lynn, MA. The goal of this event is to increase interest and participation […]
Full STEAM Ahead
Lincoln Elementary School 161 Mystic Valley Pkwy, Winchester, MA, United StatesFamilies at Lincoln Elementary School will learn from Beyond Benign Outreach Fellows about how green chemistry can help reduce the impacts of ocean acidfication with a dry ice demonstration!
Ipswich STEAM Showcase
Ipswich High School Ipswich, MABeyond Benign Outreach Fellows will be one of many groups facilitating STEAM activities for the students of Ipswich Public Schools. With the Outreach Fellows, students will explore the life cycle […]
Cambridge Science Festival: Science Carnival and Robot Zoo
Explore over 150 hands-on activities with local scientists, researchers, and STEM educators. Indoors and out at the Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School and War Memorial. Come […]
Essex Elementary School STEM Night
Essex Elementary School 12 Story St., Essex, MA, United StatesFree event for students to engage in hands-on STEM activities. Beyond Benign Outreach Fellows from Gordon College will be there, along with other exhibitors such as: Society of Women Engineers, […]
Tech Savvy
University Center Gaylord 80 Livingston Blvd 49735, Gaylord, MI, United StatesThis annual event hosted by the American Association of University Women allows middle school girls to explore different fields of STEM thorough hands on activities led by female role models […]
Science on State Street
Framingham State University 100 State St, Framingham, MA, United StatesA free event open to all! There will be many opportunities to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with fun, high quality interactive activities. Beyond Benign Outreach Fellows will […]
Intel ISEF 2019 in Phoenix
Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix, ArizonaKate Anderson (BB Director of K-12 Education) will be leading a workshop called "Are Mushrooms the New Plastic?" Participants will explore how green chemistry principles are being used to invent […]
Vote for the Beyond Benign session proposal “Inventing Green with Bioplastics” for the South by Southwest® (SXSW) EDU 2020 Conference
Please vote for the Beyond Benign proposal for the 2020 South by Southwest® Conference, an important forum for global professionals at every level to share ideas and network. This large […]
Back to School Bash with Girl Scouts
Camp Maude Eaton 141 Abbot St, Andover, MA, United StatesCome join undergraduate students as they show off innovative green chemistry technologies, and host a make-and-take table!
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) Annual Conference
Spokane, Washington Convention Center 334 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA, United StatesJoin Beyond Benign’s Director of the Green Chemistry Commitment program, Irv Levy at the AASHE conference where he will co-present with Green Chemistry Scientist, Saskia van Bergen, from the Washington […]
Follow-up Q&A Session with Dr. John Warner and Dr. Amy Cannon
Register now! Join us for a follow-up Q&A session to our Earth Day Webinar. Our Earth Day webinar was so well attended and so many great questions were asked that […]
Green Chemistry Connections
Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections Beyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the […]
Virtual ACS Kids Zone
Explore the wonders of chemistry with the online Kids Zone science event featuring Miss Camille Schrier -- Miss America 2020 -- and more distinguished guests. Host Bibiana Campos Seijo, Editor-in-Chief […]
Green Chemistry Connections
Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections Beyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the […]
Green Chemistry Connections
Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections Beyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the […]
Green Chemistry Connections
Beyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the Green Chemistry Commitment program as a loose […]
Green Chemistry Connections
Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections Beyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the […]
Green Chemistry Connections
Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections Beyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the […]
Green Chemistry Connections
Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections Beyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the […]
Green Chemistry Connections
Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections Beyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the […]
Green Chemistry Connections
Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections Beyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the […]
Choose and Reuse Compostable Plastics
OnlineAs part of Virtual Kids Zone Activities with CCEW and Earth Day 2021, Greg Tucker will feature sustainable invention and green chemistry based activities. Fishing bait bags are useful in solving […]
Green Chemistry Connections
Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections Beyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the […]
Bust out that Chemistry kit for National Chemistry Week 2021 – Fast or Slow…Chemistry Makes It Go!
Bust out your Explore Science: Let’s Do Chemistry kit! Everyone’s favorite chemistry-related holiday, National Chemistry Week (NCW), is October 17-23, 2021. Join the National Institute for STEM Education (NISE) Network […]
Pathways to Sustainable Invention Speaker Series
Through support from the Lemelson Foundation, Beyond Benign has teamed up with the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) and Society for Science […]
USA Science & Engineering Festival 2021
Visit Beyond Benign's virtual booth in the Chemistry Exhibit alongside the American Chemical Society in celebration of National Chemistry Week! REGISTER HERE The online portal will have STEM resources and […]
Pathways to Sustainable Invention Speaker Series
Through support from the Lemelson Foundation, Beyond Benign has teamed up with the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) and Society for Science […]
Pathways to Sustainable Invention Speaker Series
Through support from the Lemelson Foundation, Beyond Benign has teamed up with the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) and Society for Science […]
TU Berlin Online Green Chemistry Career Café
Register for this event here! "Green Chemistry doesn’t only need to be taught, but also experienced in our daily environment. These Green Career Cafés are supposed to show students the […]
Toxicology for Chemists: Integrating Toxicology Principles into Higher Education Chemistry Courses
Register for this event here! "A current key sustainability challenge is that scientists are not trained how to address hazards when designing chemical products. Specifically, chemists lack training in toxicology: […]
Pathways to Sustainable Invention Speaker Series
Through support from the Lemelson Foundation, Beyond Benign has teamed up with the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) and Society for Science […]
Rise (Up) Boston: A Climate Change Event
Museum of Science Boston, MA, United StatesThe Museum of Science will shine a light on the climate crisis through a series of experiences that highlight the impact of climate change in diverse ecologies around the world […]
Pathways to Sustainable Invention Speaker Series
Through support from the Lemelson Foundation, Beyond Benign has teamed up with the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) and Society for Science […]
2022 My Green Lab Summit – Panel Discussion on “Collaborations – Innovative ways the community is coming together to address lab sustainability”
VirtualThe 2022 My Green Lab Summit will be taking place on Thursday, May 26, 2022 and will bring together 750+ of the leading voices in sustainable science in a one-day […]
Dr. John Warner Global Chair Public Lecture, University of Bath (UK)
Dr. John Warner will give a public lecture at the University of Bath (UK), June 14, 2022, 17:00 BST. Dr. Warner is the 2020/2021 Global Chair hosted within the Centre […]
Green Talk with John Warner – Edition 2.0
On June 22nd, ACS UFRJ Student Chapter, NESSE, and Green Your Lab will host Dr. John Warner, for an intimate Q&A session about the current status and the future challenges […]
5th Annual Green Chemistry Commitment Summit
Register now to join us on June 23rd from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET for the 5th Annual Green Chemistry Commitment Summit. Who: Higher ed faculty, green chemistry practitioners, […]
ACS Fall 2022
Join our community at the ACS Fall 2022, August 21-25th online and in-person in Chicago, IL, USA. The theme of this year's conference is Sustainability in a Changing World and […]
Global Conversation on Sustainability (GCS)
Join a worldwide discussion of our environmental issues and how to achieve a more sustainable future on September 25th! The Global Conversation on Sustainability (GCS) is a project organized by […]
LinkedIn Live: Green Chemistry Education for a More Sustainable Future
Let’s reimagine our relationship to how chemicals are traditionally engineered and manufactured—including how we educate the next generation of scientists and researchers. Applying this greener thinking lens is key to […]
LinkedIn Live: Advancing Green Chemistry Education Globally for a More Sustainable Future
Let’s reimagine our relationship to how chemicals are traditionally engineered and manufactured—including how we educate the next generation of scientists and researchers. Applying this greener thinking lens is key to […]