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A photo montage showing the benefits of music and music therapy on physical, sensory, cognitive and mental health

New interdisciplinary research institute to explore the impact of music on health and well-being

If popular wisdom holds that music is good for the soul, science is increasingly seeking to better understand how music can affect the body, brain, and mind, as evidenced by the 2020 publication of the first World Health Organization report on health and music.
If popular wisdom holds that music is good for the soul, science is increasingly seeking to better understand how music can affect the body, brain, and mind, as evidenced by the 2020 publication of the first World Health Organization report on health and music.

September 24, 2021
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The quest for the holy grail of good governance

Effectiveness, efficiency and equity are the three benchmarks that should guide public-sector stakeholders when addressing the challenges of a changing society.
Effectiveness, efficiency and equity are the three benchmarks that should guide public-sector stakeholders when addressing the challenges of a changing society.

December 9, 2020
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New Music and Health Research Institute to be launched at the University of Ottawa

As the popular wisdom says, music is good for the soul, and delving into the benefits of music on the body and the mind, as well as on the problems that can affect them, is precisely at the core of the mission of the University of Ottawa’s Music and Health Research Institute (MHRI).
As the popular wisdom says, music is good for the soul, and delving into the benefits of music on the body and the mind, as well as on the problems that can affect them, is precisely at the core of the mission of the University of Ottawa’s Music and Health Research Institute (MHRI).

August 20, 2020