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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.

Featured News

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

Afton Aikens
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
David Bardsley spent most of his life misdiagnosed, and now shares stories about living with a behavioural and learning disability.
Katherine Wooler
Friday, May 18, 2012
Science Atlantic honours Dal alumnus and two retired professors.
Marie Weeren
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Dalhousie Difference: Named scholarship fund supports black Canadian and Bermudian students.
Mark Campbell
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Dalhousie Difference: The memory of pharmacy alumnus Scott Knowles ('07) lives on through a scholarship fund set up by his family in his honour.
Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
From Dalhousie Magazine: The former deputy prime minister is chair of the Dalhousie Advisory Council (DAC).