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Dal names six accomplished individuals as notable alumni
Six Dal alumni making their mark in fields ranging from health care and public service to space exploration and the arts are the latest additions to the university’s notable alumni roster. Read more.
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
After years of perseverance through university hockey and the minor pro ranks, Dal graduate Dillon Boucher achieved a lifelong dream with his NHL debut.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
More than 600 graduates in 60 countries trace their roots to a program that has helped shape ocean policy, conservation and management for four decades.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
From international engineering projects to transformative support for Dal students, Richard Murray’s lifelong commitment to people continues to inspire the community he uplifted.
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Thursday, May 27, 2021
When Dal alum Robert Zed proposed the idea of starting a scholarship for health administration students at Dalhousie named for Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Strang himself was the one who suggested it be directed to students from under-represented populations.
Friday, May 21, 2021
As part of Dal Alumni Days next week, the Faculty of Medicine and the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation will host a special Open Dialogue Live featuring three Dalhousie researchers in pain management.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Alumna Claire Elizabeth Williams (MPlan’08) is the co-founder and CEO of Foundations for Social Change, where she launched the New Leaf Project in 2018 — North America’s first direct giving project for people experiencing homelessness.
Friday, May 14, 2021
Dalhousie’s Schulich School of Law is hosting Climate Law and Human Rights next week, an Open Dialogue Live panel discussion about how human rights law can help bring more urgency to the climate change problem.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
What’s a kid to do when his parents won’t let him get a Holstein cow as a pet? Start farming goats of course. At least that’s what Adam Scanlan did as a 13-year-old in Whiteside, Cape Breton.