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, […]
New Jersey Science Convention
Learn from ACS Safety Committee Member Bettyann Howson how to integrate and align Beyond Benign’s Types of Reaction Lab to increase safety in the high school classroom.
2018 Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) Conference
Come see Lead Teacher Jen Sherburn at CAST present hands-on activities on environmentally-friendly replacements to styrofoam and plastic, in addition to nature inspired materials that prevent bacteria from growing. All activities […]
Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers (MAST) Conference
Join Lead Teachers Raks Derival and Gisele Rubino for an interactive workshop at MAST. Sustainable Living: A Green Chemistry Final Project The Sustainable Living Project is the final project in […]
North Shore Nature Fair
Glen 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. […]
The Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) Annual Conference
Green Chemistry in Industry, Dana Wadnola and Stephen Costanza Join Dana and Stephen present hands-on activities on sharkskin in their talk, “Green Chemistry in Industry.”
Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario (STAO) 2018
Join Lead Teacher Richard Cooper in a demonstration on green chemistry and it’s alignment in international standards.
Minnesota Conference on Science Education (MnCOSE)
Join Cassie Javner and Cassie Knutson in their hands-on workshops at MnCOSE 2018. They will be demonstrating classroom adaptations of plastic alternatives, along with showing the greener replacement labs they […]
Green Chemistry ACS Student Chapters: Models of Success
Is your ACS Student Chapter interested in becoming a Green Chemistry Student Chapter? Join us as we talk about what it takes to be eligible for a Green Chemistry Student […]
Massachusetts STEM Summit
Come visit Bob Baldo and Janie Butler who will be sharing resources and lessons on sustainable science for grades 2 through 12.
Art Opening Reception: Photography by Stan Czesniuk
Our 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 […]
Michigan Science Teachers Association Annual Conference
Join Beyond Benign Lead Teachers Jen Sherburn and Erika Fatura at the MSTA Conference.
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 […]
From Novice to Confident Green Chemistry Educator and the Lessons Learned
Join us to learn about success stories from teachers who have adopted green chemistry in their classroom and increased safety in their labs. This interactive webinar will feature Lead Teachers […]
Harvard Extension School Course: ENVR E-158A Green Chemistry
January 30 – May 15, 2019 This Harvard Extension School Course is taught by Dr. John Warner co-founder of the field of green chemistry, Beyond Benign and Warner Babcock Institute […]
Design and Engineering Expo @ Bagnall Elementary School
Beyond Benign Outreach Fellows will be leading green chemistry activities for elementary school students during the Design and Engineering Expo in Groveland, MA!
Michigan Science Teacher Association Annual Conference
Join Beyond Benign Lead Teachers Jen Sherburn and Erika Fatura as they discuss bringing green chemistry into classrooms!
High School Marine Science Symposium
High school students will learn from Beyond Benign Outreach Fellows about how green chemistry can help reduce ocean plastics and the impacts of ocean acidification.
Green Chemistry – The Connection to Environmental Justice
Chemistry has provided significant benefits to society. It has also had major impacts on human and ecosystem health. Chemical accidents like the 1984 Union Carbide plant in Bhopal India, which […]
Girls Scouts STEM Conference
Girls 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 […]
ACS National Meeting, Orlando
Join Beyond Benign staff and Lead Teachers at the ACS National Meeting and Exposition in Orlando, FL Sunday, 8:35am: CHED symposium “Chemistry Teachers Day Program” – Beyond Benign Lead Teachers, […]
Full STEAM Ahead
Families 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
Beyond 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 […]
National Science Teachers Association National Conference
Beyond Benign Lead Teachers Bob Baldo, Tanya Elmers and Jon Baek will all be leading workshops at the National Science Teachers Association. Come to booth 1641 to learn how to […]
Chemists Celebrate Earth Day
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week at the Blue Wing of Museum of Science on Saturday April 13, 2019 from 11.00 am – 3.00 pm. The theme for event this year is […]
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
Free 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
This 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
A 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
Kate 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 […]
Boston University STEM Institute
Join BB staff, Amanda Maddalone and Janie Butler, as they leads two sessions for both Middle and High School teachers. Titled Sustainable Innovations in Industry and Chemistry with a Conscience. Through these […]
K-12 STEM Teacher Conference
Green chemistry provides a framework and lens for learning, teaching and investigating chemistry concepts. This session will highlight unique partnerships across New York State with many regional BOCES, New York […]
Central Regional ACS Meeting (CERM)
The theme for the 100th anniversary of the ACS Midland Section will be “Molecules to Materials”! Join Beyond Benign Lead Teachers Jen Sherburn, Erika Fatura and Jon Baek at CERM […]
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 […]