NEWS & EVENTS

Ali Plocha researched how women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer utilize scalp cooling caps as a way to mitigate hair loss.

As part of his decade-long research work on fortifying Nepal’s infrastructure following a devastating 2015 earthquake, Marc Veletzos has worked with GeoHazards International to create desks that can withstand building collapses.

Eric Zheng has so far scanned nearly 10,000 wines in the hopes of finding the science behind the perfect label.

Take a deeper look into this School of Arts and Sciences course that teaches Merrimack College undergraduate students how to grasp the importance of ethical issues in medicine through lectures and on-stage acting.

Nadia Shah ’25, M’26 overcame substance use disorder to earn her bachelor’s degree at Merrimack, through the Bachelor Degree Completion program, more than two decades after first enrolling in the College.

Christine Vogel, a world-renowned researcher and biologist who will officially join Merrimack at the start of the 2026-27 academic year, will hold the first such endowed chair in the School of Arts and Sciences.

Inyene Essien-Aleksi will represent the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at this year’s Tolle Lege celebration.

Nate Llaga ’27 founded Belonging for Asians Organization (BAO) to celebrate Asian-American heritage across campus.

Launched by Head Coach Kelly Morrone, the program provides young girls with unique access to the team in the hopes of fostering big dreams.

The College’s Department of Environmental Sciences and Sustainability is working with a Tewksbury-based organization to help save the butterfly species.