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Conferences to Commencement: A Mid-Semester Check-in on Student Researcher’s Merrimack Milestones

April 9, 2026
| By: Josalyn Melendez
2 MIN READ
William Joergensen ‘26, a double major in biochemistry and health science, begins to wrap up his senior year with conference presentations and publication proposals.
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Merrimack Welcomes Former Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru

April 8, 2026
| By: Michael Cronin
3 MIN READ
Bishop Daniel Turley, O.S.A., served in Peru for over 50 years.
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New Architecture, Design Building to be Merrimack’s ‘Playground for Creativity’

April 7, 2026
| By: Joseph O'Connell
2 MIN READ
Work is underway at 305 North Main St. in Andover, Mass., the future home of the College’s Department of Creative Arts, Design and Architecture.
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Chemistry Graduate Program Caters to Continuing and Returning Students

April 1, 2026
| By: Michael Cronin
4 MIN READ
Despite coming from two different walks of life, Abby Dunn ’25, M’26 and Nate Wendt M’26 share common ground as chemistry graduate students at Merrimack College.
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Merrimack Junior Splits Time Caregiving with Early Education Studies

April 1, 2026
| By: Michael Cronin
2 MIN READ
Ava Keamy ’27 was recently prompted by Waystone Health and Human Services to serve as her younger brother’s life skills teacher trainer.
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Merrimack Students Planning New Thrift Shop

March 27, 2026
| By: Michael Cronin
3 MIN READ
The new business venture is currently in the works through a women’s entrepreneurship class.
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Merrimack College Pellegrinaggio Group Meets Pope Leo XIV

March 26, 2026
| By: Joseph O'Connell
3 MIN READ
Students and employees who participated in the College’s annual pilgrimage to Italy had an unexpected meeting with the Merrimack honorary degree recipient.
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Students Reflect on SEND Trip to El Salvador

March 26, 2026
| By: Michael Cronin
3 MIN READ
This is the first time Merrimack students and staff have traveled to the Central American country as part of the College’s alternative spring break service program.
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Putting the ‘Shared’ in Shared Instrumentation and Research Facility at Merrimack College

March 25, 2026
| By: Joseph O'Connell and Ashley LoPresti
4 MIN READ
Since its official opening nearly two years ago, the College’s Shared Instrumentation and Research Facility has exceeded its mission to be a hub of student learning, innovative research and industry partnerships.
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A December Shift Leads to a Banner March

March 23, 2026
| By: Joseph O'Connell
3 MIN READ
Following the Merrimack College men’s ice hockey team’s historic Hockey East championship, Head Coach Scott Borek reflects on how the Warriors made the unexpected happen.
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Speech-Language Pathology Student Especially Empathetic to Those Struggling with Communication

March 20, 2026
| By: Michael Cronin
3 MIN READ
Maria Kapsala M’28, an ​applied behavior analysis therapist who lived in Greece until she was 16, hopes to expand her knowledge in Merrimack’s graduate program.
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New Student-Led Pioneer Scholar Committee Enhances Program’s Connections

March 20, 2026
| By: Michael Cronin
2 MIN READ
President and founder Matthew Palencia-Acevedo ’28 hopes the new committee will keep his fellow Pioneer Scholars in touch and on call.
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Mental Health Counseling Associate Professor Expands Research with First Breast-Cancer Related Study

March 13, 2026
| By: Michael Cronin
3 MIN READ
Ali Plocha researched how women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer utilize scalp cooling caps as a way to mitigate hair loss.
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Course Spotlight: Bioethical Dramas

March 9, 2026
| By: Dempsey Lajoie ’25, M’26
3 MIN READ
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.
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‘This Program Changed My Life’

March 4, 2026
| By: Joseph O'Connell
3 MIN READ
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.
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Inaugural Bouchard Chair Tackles Large Challenges at the Molecular Level

March 3, 2026
| By: Joseph O'Connell
4 MIN READ
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.
Did you attend the OnStagers’ most recent production? Check out some highlights from their spring musical, Alice By Heart!

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Merrimack College’s Day of Giving is HERE! Today is your chance to become part of something bigger and change lives at MC. 

Click the link in our bio to make a donation and follow our progress throughout the day. 

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Whether re-enrolling as a Double Warrior or returning to higher education after years of professional work, Merrimack’s graduate programs have all the resources to make sure students succeed.

Just ask Abby Dunn ’25, M’26 and Nate Wendt M’26, two students in the College’s applied chemistry graduate program. Abby signed on for one more year at Merrimack after earning her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, while Nate is returning to higher education after a decade working in industry.

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Happy Easter from us to you! We hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones.

All are welcome to join us in the Collegiate Church of Christ the Teacher to celebrate Easter Sunday Mass today, April 5, at 10:30 a.m.

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MERRIMACK MAGAZINE

Winter 2026 Edition

Get the inside scoop on all things Merrimack from our most recent magazine. Featuring student stories, course spotlights and recent achievements by our faculty, you’re bound to learn something new!

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