MACUB 2025 at MOLLOY UNIVERSITY
Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists
October 25th, 2025
Biomarkers
of
Climate
Change
Jessica Ware, Ph.D.
Curator and Division Chair of Invertebrate Zoology
American Museum of Natural History
“Dragonflies and Damselflies as
Climate Biomonitors”
Kristy L. Biolsi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Marist University
“Pinnipeds as Sentinels of
the Sea”
About MACUB
Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists (MACUB) is a professional organization comprised of college and university biologists in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Region.
Founded in 1967, MACUB’s purpose is to stimulate dialogue among college and university biologists, provide members with a forum to present the results of their scientific and educational research, and to resolve transfer, and articulation problems between two and four year colleges.
Non-Profit
Recently, MACUB initiated a number of grants and awards available to its members in support and recognition of research and scholarship.
MACUB, a federally recognized and tax-exempt non-profit corporation registered in New York State, is governed by an Executive Board elected by its members. The actions of the Board are governed by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Association.
Colleges and Universities are tasked with helping students build expertise and explore new areas of interest while building pathways to a constantly changing workforce. Neurobiology and environmental science and are two of the major fields that are projected to consistently grow in the near future. An aging population with an increase in neurological disorders and the integration of neuroscience with biotechnology, machine learning, and Artificial Intelligence are changing the field and creating new job opportunities.
The need for more sustainable practices in agriculture and industry, climate change, environmental health and restoration, the need for clean air to breathe and safe water to drink has positioned environmental science as one of the faster growing fields in the next decade. Join us to learn more about these topics