Alumni
Four generations, one university: Celebrating a century of Dalhousie women
One hundred years after her great grandmother graduated from Dal, Sophie Watts (PhD’23) did the same. Not only is she the fourth generation of women in her family to earn a Dal degree, but she’s also carrying on their tradition of making a difference. Read more.
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Monday, April 28, 2025
Meet the three exceptional individuals who will be receiving honorary degrees at Spring Convocation 2025, which takes place in late May and early June.
Friday, May 2, 2025
Paulette Cameron’s (BEDS’19, MArch’21) Dancing Between the Lines exhibition immerses visitors in her Prix de Rome research through drawings, interactive installations, and recorded interviews with 14 women in seven countries..
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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Thursday, April 28, 2016
After completing her PhD at Dalhousie in 1978, Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. Now one of the most senior science administrators in the U.S. government, Dr. Sullivan returned to campus this week to meet with students and talk about different ways of looking at our planet.
Friday, April 8, 2016
Two Dalhousie alumnae — Lucy Maud Montgomery and Portia White — are among the women nominated thus far as part of the Bank of Canada’s "Bank NOTE-able" campaign, which invites Canadians to help select an iconic woman to appear on a new bank note.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Sisters and Dal Dentistry alumni Asile and Asraa El-Darahali speak about their experiences providing dental care for refugees at the Syria/Jordan border.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Art McDonald, two-time Dal alum and co-recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, returned to campus Monday night to talk with students, faculty and community members about his groundbreaking research into the fundamental building blocks of the universe.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
In her application to Dalhousie's Faculty of Dentistry, Dr. Natalie Archer (BSc'95, DDS'01) vowed she would make a difference as a dentist. She has made it her life's work to follow through on this promise by getting to the root of elder dental care.