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.
Archives - Alumni
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Vassy Kapelos, MA鈥�06, makes her mark in Ottawa as Global National's parliamentary correspondent.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Agriculture alumni Sara ('05) and David ('07) Simmons run Pure Holsteins dairy farm in Little Rapids, Nfld, and were recently feted by Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers Program.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Working out of Facebook's London, England office, Computer Science alumnus Peter O'Hearn develops software tools for the world's most popular social networking site.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Schulich School of Law receives $3 million gift to establish James Palmer Chair in Public Policy and Law.
Friday, March 27, 2015
projectDal, a new crowdfunding site for the Dal community, goes live with its first campaign: supporting students looking to travel to the southwest United States for Earth Sciences' Advanced Field School.