Alumni
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
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.
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.
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
Monday, March 26, 2012
Emma Halpern's values-based legal career led to her being named one of Chatelaine magazine’s “Women of the Year.”
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Richard Murray and his wife, Melda, have established an endowed scholarship fund at Dal with their gift of $1 million to the Faculty of Engineering.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Dalhousie Difference: Ellen Boyd, a second-year medical student, completed her global health elective in Tanzania.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The Dalhousie Difference: Alumnus David Lund creates scholarship for students from his hometown of Moncton, New Brunswick.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Margaret St. George’s vision transforms ophthalmology research.