Julia Sklar
Julia Sklar
Class of 2015

Articles by Julia

5K challenge funds fall short of smoothie bar

New smoothie options at Connections will be available for student patronage shortly after spring break, but this remains distinct from the possible installation of a fully functional smoothie bar elsewhere on campus. The latter is more in line with the winning idea from the Students’ Association’s 5K Challenge, but the funds were not sufficient to […]

Data Science gets additional $50 million

In a strategic move to keep pace with the burgeoning field of data science, University President Joel Seligman committed an additional $50 million to expanding the University’s resources in this area last Friday. The announcement included details of how this funding will be appropriated: UR plans to create an Institute for Data Science with a […]

New computer program redefines interview preparation

There has been a recent surge in scientific research aimed at understanding social disorders. Coupled with it is a related spike in technological advances for this same group of people. Among these technologies is My Automated Conversation Coach (MACH), the brainchild of UR computer science researcher, Mohammed Hoque. On Sept. 12, his project was awarded […]

GlobeMed art gala opens in style

GlobeMed's art gala opening was a rousing success, despite a poor choice of venues Read More

UR researchers find new uses for stem cell therapies in disease treatment

Researchers at the UR Medical Center are using stem cells to address dysfunctional unmyelinated neurons that occur in people with diseases such as Cerebral Palsy. Read More

Second season of ‘New Girl’ explores fresh possibilities of characterization

Fox's "New Girl" returned to screens on Tuesday night and, unlike other premieres that have been falling flat, wowed viewers with humor as well as in-depth characterization Read More

URMC treats, researches record 19 bacterial tattoo infections

Scientists at URMC had a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine about a record number of tattoo infections caused by bacteria. Read More

CT Recommends: Joywave

CT Recommends: Joywave, a local band with big potential. Read More

CT revamped: Out with the old and in with the new

An exclusive inside look at the process behind the entirely new redesign of the Campus Times, launched in our print version on Thursday, Sept. 6. Read More

Computing at the speed of sound: UR’s new supercomputer

UR's new Blue Gene/Q supercomputer can perform 209 trillion calculations per second and will be used to further research in a wide-array of disciplines. UR is the first University nationwide to acquire one. Read More