Alumni

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

Ryan McNutt (with files from Marie Weeren)
Monday, January 14, 2013
A proud alumnus three times over, MacKay passed away Saturday at the age of 83.
Katya Sodamin
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The third annual Women in Leadership Spotlight Dinner was highlighted by guest speakers Trish MacCormack and Karen Furneaux.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
At Dal’s annual donor appreciation event on campus, the university unveiled the long-lost cornerstone from the original Dalhousie campus, first installed in 1820.
Andy Murdoch
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
From the latest Dalhousie magazine: Meet three alumni who found success despite early failure – and see what the experts have to say about the value of missing the mark.
Tina Pittaway
Thursday, November 15, 2012
From Dalhousie magazine: Niki Jabbour, English and agriculture alum, is the author of the award-winning book The Year Round Vegetable Gardener.