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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.

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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

Staff
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Five É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ graduates are among the Women’s Executive Network’s 2016 list of Canada’s Most Powerful Women.
Mimi Breslow
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Analyze Re, a reinsurance analytics startup based in Halifax, has become the first "exit" (or buyout) to come out of Dal's Starting Lean program.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Ngena Bernard's life was cut short just as she was working to better her life by going back to school to study social work. Now, her family is making sure others have that same opportunity through a new bursary in her memory.
Stephanie Rogers
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
The Faculty of Agriculture's Blue & Gold awards banquet honours alumni who have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to their alma mater, their communities, Atlantic Canada and beyond.
Molly Marcott
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Close to 150 donors attended a reception in Halifax last week at the Collaborative Health Education Building celebrating the impact their gifts have had on the Dal community.