Online Course: Introduction to Green Chemistry
Looking to create a safer more engaging learning environment for your students? This course will equip you to integrate green chemistry principles and practices into your classroom by teaching through […]
Green Chemistry Commitment 2nd Annual Summit
Register Now! Join faculty members and green chemistry professionals at the 2nd Annual Green Chemistry Commitment Summit, held at the ACS Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference hotel the day preceding […]
ACS GCEC: Linking Chemical Design to Toxicity/Hazard/Alternatives Assessment
Join Executive Director, Amy Cannon, along with partners Saskia van Bergen (WA State Dept of Ecology) and Dalila Kovacs (Grand Valley State University) at a session on Linking Chemical Design […]
IUPAC Paris 2019, Paris, France
Join Beyond Benign’s Director of the Green Chemistry Commitment program, Irv Levy, at the IUPAC conference in Paris, France where he will present a poster on “The Green Chemistry Commitment: […]
Beyond Benign Lead Teacher Summit
It’s that time of year where our Lead Teachers will be coming together here at Beyond Benign headquarters. The Summit includes teacher professional development, resource sharing, hands-on workshops by-teachers and […]
Exploring Innovative Solutions to Environmental Challenges Through Green Chemistry, Biomimicry and Real World Technologies
Beyond Benign is working in partnership with the Wade Institute for Science Education to lead the 2019 North Central Summer Professional Development Institute. Partners: Fitchburg State University; The Revolving Museum; Harvard […]
ChemEd 2019
This is one of the largest conferences for educators involved in teaching Chemistry in North America! Beyond Benign Lead Teachers Cassie Knutson Lydon and Cassie Javner will be there as […]
NYC STEM Institute: Sustainability and STEM
Beyond Benign will be hosting a three day workshop on sustainability and STEM within the NYC Summer STEM Institute for New York City Teachers. Come see how lead teacher Scott […]
NEACT Conference
Join Kate Anderson and Janie Butler at the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers 2019 Summer Conference for a 90 min workshop featuring the Recycling Polylactic Acid Lab-Transforming Cups into […]
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 […]
Chemistry Teacher’s Day, ACS National Conference, San Diego, CA
Join Beyond Benign Lead Teacher Steven Kosmas during the ACS National Meeting’s Chemistry Teacher’s Day program. Steven will be presenting on “Using green chemistry to remedy environmental problems”. Access the […]
Green Chemistry Commitment, ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA
Join Beyond Benign’s Director of the Green Chemistry Commitment program, Irv Levy at the General Posters during the ACS National Meeting in San Diego, CA. Abstract can be found here. […]
ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA
Join Beyond Benign’s Lead Teacher Cassandra Knutson at the ACS National meeting where she will present on “Community engagement for healthy oceans: Green chemistry & bioplastics”. Access the Abstract here. […]
DOZN™ 2.0: A Quantitative Green Chemistry Evaluator
Register Now! MilliporeSigma launched a new Green Chemistry tool, DOZN™ 2.0 this past spring. DOZN™ is an industry-first Quantitative Green Chemistry Evaluator that evaluates the relative greenness of chemicals and […]
Back to School Bash with Girl Scouts
Come join undergraduate students as they show off innovative green chemistry technologies, and host a make-and-take table!
Fueling Fall Investigations with Green Chemistry
Calling all K-12 chemistry teachers! Looking for safer labs for your students? How engaged are your students? Try these green chemistry labs that are both safe and exciting. Explore phenomena […]
Implementing Green Chemistry into your curriculum
Join Annette Sebuyira, NY Master Teacher and Lead Teacher, in how green chemistry fits into her curriculum, and how it can fit into yours!
MACTLAC Annual Meeting, St. Catherine University, MN
Hear Beyond Benign’s Director of the Green Chemistry Commitment program, Irv Levy, in his keynote address as part of the Midwestern Association of Chemistry Teachers in Liberal Arts Colleges (MACTLAC) […]
Learning from Nature: STEAM Investigations for the Elementary Classroom
Join Alyson VanAlphen in her spotlight session on what sustainable science looks like in her elementary classroom!
New Jersey Science Convention
Explore how natural materials can replace harmful chemical reactions in the classroom with lead teacher Robert Colvin in his presentation, Chemistry with a Conscience. By using greener reactions, student can […]
Green Chemistry University Curriculum Webinar
Register Now! This webinar will introduce the Yale-UNIDO Green Chemistry University Curriculum, a semester long course developed in collaboration with Beyond Benign. This FREE course is designed for undergraduate students […]
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) Annual Conference
Join 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 […]
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) Annual Conference Poster Session
Join 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 […]
Learning from Nature: STEAM Investigations for the Science Classroom
New York teachers Stephen Costanza and Dana Wadnola will share how sustainable science is applicable for students of all grade levels, see how blue mussels can inspire us to invent […]
Tools for Innovation in Chemistry from the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable
Register Now! The ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable has publicly available tools for innovation in chemistry which may be of interest to those in academia and research beyond the […]
MAST/MSELA Science Safety Under OSHA
Join us for a Science Safety Event featuring Jake Foster and Flinn Scientific. Beyond Benign will lead 2 hands-on workshops for both K-12 science teachers and Science Administrators. For Teachers: […]
NSTA Regional Conference
Scotty Stalp will be representing the Beyond Benign Lead Teacher team leading the following session: Practical Applications: Assessing Human and Environmental Hazards in the Lab and in the Home December […]
North Carolina Association of Elementary Educators State Conference
Join Lead Teacher Alyson VanAlphen for her session titled: Learning from Nature: STEAM Investigations for the Elementary Classroom. Hear how she teaches STEAM concepts in a dynamic manner through technologies inspired […]
Lab Waste Management & RCRA Updates for Universities (Manhattan)
NY DEC is hosting a public workshop to discuss the management of hazardous lab waste at academic institutions. During this workshop DEC staff will talk about New York’s upcoming adoption […]