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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.

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Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
The É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ community contributed more than 1,000 kg of much-needed food supplies to Feed Nova Scotia, responding to the organization's urgent call for donations.
Staff
Friday, July 22, 2016
Lara Lewis, Fountain School of Performing Arts alum, speaks about the meaning of Pride as the university celebrates É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Pride Week.
Matt Reeder
Friday, July 22, 2016
Recent Dal Computer Science grad Kardam Tiwari wants you to forget your passwords — for good. His startup SWAP Innovations, which recently completed the LaunchPad Dal accelerator program, is developing a method for authenticating online transactions using fingerprints.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Units across the university have come together to organize a food drive for Feed Nova Scotia, which announced earlier this month that it faces a critical shortage of food to support Nova Scotians in need.
Michele Charlton
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
On Monday, Federal Minster of Science Kirsty Duncan launched an independent review of federal funding for fundamental science, led by an expert panel of nine including Martha Crago, É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥â€™s vice-president research, and Dal alumnus and Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald.