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From Dal Tigers to Team Canada, Dal alum returns to the Olympics

From Dal Tigers to Team Canada, Dal alum returns to the Olympics

Former Tigers hockey forward Mike Evelyn O’Higgins (BEng'19) is in Cortina d’Ampezzo to compete in both two and fourman bobsleigh. He balances a demanding sport with a full-time engineering career and intends to embrace every moment of his second Olympic journey.  Read more.

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Ellie Garry-Jones
Friday, January 23, 2026
The Dal-educated (LLB '87) Canadian lawyer and long-time Amnesty International Canada secretary-general shared six principles for rebuilding universal human rights in a fractured world at an event on campus this week.
Stephanie Rogers
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Fifty years after graduation, the Faculy of Agriculture's Class of 1975 came together last year to contribute a custom iron arch at the entrance to the Truro Campus's Herb Garden, bringing a long-envisioned beautification project to reality.
Emm Campbell
Thursday, October 3, 2024
There was a time when Maeghan Tavener (BA’19) thought they might have to give up dance and theatre due to chronic illness. They found a way back to their passion and are making space for more disabled artists like them.

Archives - Alumni

Baillie Lynds
Monday, November 29, 2021
For Jay Woodworth, an alum of Dal's Faculty of Agriculture and a Christmas tree specialist, looking at trees is a year-round activity — one that's opened her eyes to the industry's many benefits for the planet and Nova Scotia's rural communities.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, November 26, 2021
In the next episode of Open Dialogue Live, hear from Dalhousie alumni and researchers on the importance of a sustainable and healthy food production system, the complexity of our food and agricultural industry and the socioeconomic considerations that contribute to food insecurity and inequity.
Emm Campbell
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Rising grocery costs are preventing many students from having reliable access to healthy meals. The Food Security Project addresses this issue head-on.
Josh Hoffman
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Mary Beth Doucette (BEng’04), a panelist at the Nov. 24 Promise Scholars event “Embracing Diversity: The Change We Need,” says post-secondary institutions can do more to welcome Black and Indigenous business students and make them boardroom-ready.
Alison DeLory
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
For 10 years, the Schulich Leader Scholarships program has been creating the next generation of technology innovators by supporting exceptional STEM students.