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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Thursday, July 6, 2023
A governance expert, a labour leader, a refugee lawyer, a provincial court judge, a distinguished health professor, a medical researcher, and an ocean engineer are the latest Dal alumni to receive Canada's highest civilian honour.
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Hollo Medical co-founder David Hodgson's victory brings added recognition to the startup's key innovation 鈥� a unique pocket-size asthma inhaler chamber 鈥� and provides a huge boost to the company's goal of making it accessible as quickly as possible.
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Kristal Ambrose鈥檚 (MMM鈥�19) dedication to tackling the issue of plastic waste in our oceans led to a single-use plastics ban in her home country of The Bahamas, and inspired youth to become citizen scientists and join this worthy fight.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Dr. Margaret Oulton (PhD鈥�75) 鈥� a professor and prenatal researcher who made a discovery that would eventually lead to the safe delivery of over 10,000 infants across our region 鈥� is the inaugural recipient of the 海角社区app Golden Eagle Lifetime Achievement Award.
Monday, May 29, 2023
This year鈥檚 winners鈥攁 dentist, a lawyer, a musician, a judge and a nurse practitioner鈥攅ach share a dedication to their communities, a commitment to justice and a passion for change.