The Mozart Effect
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The benefit of interdisciplinary study: What we can learn about metabolism from music and rats
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News Director Madalyn Mostacci explores a study detailing the role rodents can play when considering studies for metabolism. The Mozart Effect claims that listening to Mozart or classical music more generally can make someone more intelligent, but researchers and student composers at Laurier and the University of Alberta have asked the questions: “What if it’s…
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Targeted initiatives to address period poverty struggles gain momentum
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Groups across Canada advocate for the avaliability of period products across university campuses and workplaces. One in five menstruating Canadians may not be able to afford period products in the near future, according to a survey conducted on behalf of the Federal Government. This is an example of period poverty, or “the lack of access…
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