Alumni
From Dal Tigers to Team Canada, Dal alum returns to the Olympics
Former Tigers hockey forward Mike Evelyn O鈥橦iggins (BEng'19) is in Cortina d鈥橝mpezzo to compete in both two and fourman bobsleigh. He鈥痓alances鈥痑 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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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鈥�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.
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Monday, November 30, 2020
After successfully defending her Interdisciplinary PhD thesis at Dal this spring, Lindsay Wallace began a fellowship at the University of Cambridge 鈥� strengthened by skills she developed through some of the many professional development programs available to graduate students at Dal.
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Inaugural Margaret R. Crickard Scholarship recipients Samantha Howard and Selam Abdella, both International Development Studies students, have worked hard to get to the fourth year of their degrees, exemplifying the values of academic achievement and community involvement.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
An accomplished executive leader and long-serving member of 色妹妹直播's Board of Governors, Law alum Bob Hanf now steps into the role of Board chair, ready to support the university's goals and ambitions.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Food researcher Cassie Hayward says it will take community support to address systemic gaps 鈥� and a crowd-funding campaign launching on Giving Tuesday (Dec.1) is aiming to raise $40,000 to boost student-led initiatives that assist students with healthy eating.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Mary Ann Fickes (BScN 鈥�55) has certainly seen a lot of change during her career. Now 88 years old, she recalls fondly her early days of nursing 鈥� including getting thrown into the deep end of a public health crisis similar to the one now posed by COVID-19.