Reading Time: 8 minutesFrom typing into the void left by Bill C-18 to winning the 2025 Student Publication of the Year, the Fulcrum has come a long way in recent years. Outgoing editor-in-chief Andrew Wilimek closes a door on Volume 85 of the Fulcrum.
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Fulcrum sat down with the country’s pre-eminent Canadian history podcaster and social media creator during his recent trip to Ottawa to talk about how he became “Canadian History Ehx”.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Sleep deprivation already changes something even before you realize that,” said U of O Professor Zhou Fang.
Reading Time: 4 minutesRising from the club graveyard, revitalised and full of life is the U of O club known as iGEM. In 2019, the club achieved a gold medal at a rather prestigious international competition. Eager to get back to their former glory, the Fulcrum sat down with senior team members of iGEM uOttawa to discuss in more detail.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Fulcrum spoke with U of O psychology professor Joseph De Koninck from the Brain and Mind Research Institute, to better understand the role dreams play and how we can better comprehend their meaning.
Reading Time: 4 minutesYale University is offering a free course called the science of well-being taught by professor of psychology Laurie Santos, host of a well-known podcast The Happiness Lab.
Reading Time: 5 minutesHow do we ensure its use won’t spark unhealthy bad habits in students and employees, or open up security risks for organizations? The Fulcrum sat down with U of O computer science Professor Diana Inkpen to discuss.
Reading Time: 3 minutesStargazing can be one of the most fulfilling hobbies around, however, it can be difficult to know which places are best.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Fulcrum spoke with fellow Formula uOttawa team members to discuss their plans for this year, as well as recap their summer at the Formula society of automotive engineers (FSAE) competition.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We all love science. Let’s not be separate anymore,” said Bioconnect club co-vice president Jessie Pearce.
Reading Time: 4 minutesour centuries long study of the cosmos… has left us humbled yet exhilarated
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I want to see a future where Indigenous students feel like they are welcome and are an integral part of our research programmes. I want to see Indigenous students feeling that they have an equal chance to succeed in their degree, I want to see Indigenous students getting meaningful careers, ” said PhD student Connor Bourgonje.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“If you want to make things like that happen, you have to actually schedule them, you have to actually prioritize them. And the same thing comes with studying,” said McMaster Professor Joe Kim.
Reading Time: 4 minutesA study led by U of O professor Odette Laneuville (PhD) suggests that astronauts have a weakened immune system while in the extreme conditions of space.
Reading Time: 4 minutesTruthfully, who doesn’t love video games?
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the University of Ottawa returning in person, Hack the Hill event coordinators saw an opportunity to revive a fun event.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“No phrase, no matter how convenient, should be allowed to distract us from the complexity of the behaviour that it denotes,” says Author Mark Blumberg
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat is a robot, really? No, seriously. I asked google this morning and I got mixed results.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI know the first 20 minutes have to be entertaining enough for the dance of small talk, but it should also not be so entertaining that we genuinely get invested. Any recommendations?
Reading Time: 4 minutesLet’s get this out of the way quickly – it’s likely you’re not studying as effectively as you could be according to science
Reading Time: 6 minutesDr. Clifford Cassidy a professor in the faculty of medicine at the University of Ottawa in addition to being a member at the Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research. He’s interested in neuroimaging methods to understand brain mechanisms of psychopathology, which broadly refers to the study of mental disorders.
The Fulcrum sat down with Dr. Cassidy to discuss his 2022 study recently published in neuropharmacology in more detail.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe industry is looking to expand whale detection capability outwards, Hodul is in the process of developing the system for detecting whales and then the policymakers are going to use the tool to be able to reroute ships and fishing gear.
Reading Time: 5 minutesTo better understand the effects nanoplastics and other contaminants like flame retardants may exhibit on either the environment or the living organisms that inhabit it, the fulcrum spoke with U of O professor Jan Mennigen
Reading Time: 3 minutes“The mission of soapbox is twofold. It’s to promote the work that they’re doing, but to also let folks know, young and old that they can get into STEM – it’s not specific to a gender and really everybody can love and do wonderful science.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the help from Katy Milkman’s book, the Fulcrum has summarised some of the key points on how effective science-based strategies help us make lasting changes in our lives.
