Reading Time: 7 minutesI’ve been at the Fulcrum for four years now, half of those as its editor-in-chief — it’s time for me to move on. However, before I do, I think it is worth reflecting on my five long years in student journalism. Apologies in advance, as this may get a little sappy.
Reading Time: 12 minutesAs another academic term wraps up, so does another publishing year for the Fulcrum. For some of us on the paper’s 82nd editorial board, this is a ‘see you later’, but for others, it’s a long ‘thank you’.
Reading Time: 8 minutesFrom sleeping on the floor at his first NASH to EIC, it’s fair to say it’s been a wild ride for Charley at the Fulcrum.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s easy to get bored of the archetypal university student weekend. Everyone’s had to tap out of the golden triangle club rotation eventually, myself included. But how can you get back to enjoying the routine?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe researchers observed improvement in cardiac function and electrical signal conduction in the mice that were given the spray, and the results were able to be replicated in repeated experiments.
Reading Time: 4 minutesRainbow trout pairing provides an ideal model to measure protein and glucose metabolism as well as the stress response itself.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“It kind of just made sense, because we have different skill sets and different experiences at the Fulcrum, it was a good match for us to run together,” said incoming Editor-in-Chief Jasmine McKnight about her and Hailey Otten’s election.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere’s a causal mechanism happening during hibernation which would result in faster ageing occurring at the DNA level during active periods and a plateau or slower ageing during the hibernating months.
Reading Time: 4 minutesScientific illustration work truly excites Julius Csotonyi and Juliana Spahr, and gives them the space to wholeheartedly love what they do.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Fulcrum’s arts and culture editor had a lot to say about the season two finale of Euphoria
Reading Time: 4 minutesRove beetles happen to be the largest group of animals that exist however, they remain as one the most understudied.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis finding disrupts any preconceived notions that Pleistocene wolves were located at bottom of the carnivore levels.
Reading Time: 6 minutes“For health and safety, I still have some misgivings. I am still a bit concerned,” said U of O associate professor Veldon Coburn on the return to campus plan.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“You have to invest in yourself and your dreams. I bet on myself and turned down a good job and decided to do my PhD in a field I was studying. We have to make those kinds of decisions, my advice is to go for it. If you have a dream you have to put your heart into it,” said Farah Alibay, a current NASA engineer
Reading Time: 4 minutesRetrogressive thaw slumps (RTS) occurring in the arctic are largely at the mercy of changing summer climates
Reading Time: 3 minutes“If people want to be happy, they’ll need to have good relationships in the real world as well,” said U of O professor Wonsook Lee
Reading Time: 4 minutesU of O professor Andra Smith has published a study looking into the impacts of early oral contraceptive use on brain development, structure, and function in users
Reading Time: 2 minutesMost people’s totally put-together picture-perfect lives are just that: a picture.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLooking for something to do with your time and skills? Want to make some money in a side gig? Look no further — we have a revitalized list of reasons to join the Fulcrum right here.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat happened at FNS on Nov. 10, and why karaoke nights have been cancelled until 2022.
Reading Time: 6 minutes“The Committee is therefore against the exclusion of words, works or ideas in the context of respectful academic presentations and discussions whose educational goal is to promote the dissemination of knowledge,” wrote the Committee on Academic Freedom in its report.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf your fear of needles and injections has stopped you from getting vaccinated, this might be the event for you.
Reading Time: 6 minutesListen up as we review a bunch of Oasis classics!
Reading Time: 3 minutesStarr mainly studies plant systematics, which is the science that names, discovers and determines evolutionary relationships of organisms
Reading Time: 3 minutesScientists are getting up on their soapboxes, but this time it’s to promote the amazing work being done by women in STEM
