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Everybody is impressed with UB’s powerful computer network, from researchers mapping the human genome to dorm residents downloading TV shows and music. There are nearly 2,000 public site computers on campus in dozens of labs. A growing wireless network covers most of the campus. Almost every classroom has a fancy teaching station with a computer and projector. The fourth fastest academic supercomputer in the world sits behind thick glass windows and a fingerprint-identification lock on the first floor of Norton Hall.
Students are generally pleased with UB’s computer labs, called “cybraries.” Many students, particularly international students, don’t bring their own computers and use the cybraries full time. Still, many students who have their own computers use the cybraries because printing is free. As a result, the most popular cybraries are crowded during peak hours (wait times can reach 15–20 minutes). In the beginning of the semester when students print their lecture notes, print queues can be as long as five to 10 hours, though waits go down to 15 minutes to an hour by the middle of the semester. Computers are also slowly entering UB’s academic culture, as well. Some professors post course notes and information on a site called “UB Learns,” and each year, more and more professors use listservs for class discussion, sometimes offering extra credit for students who post.
davidrau
'14
Civil Engineering
Never Really Use Them
I use my laptop and printer in my room. Rarely to I rely on school computers but if I needed to I would have trouble knowing exactly where to go.
Jan 23, 2012
nmarie130
'15
Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Medicine
Computer Labs on a Regular Basis Are Awesome
Computers and printing are made available to everyone in several locations on campus at UB. Very helpful, and utilized often.Internet speed is fast and reliable, with wi-fi connections almost anywhere.
Jan 21, 2012
usamahaf
Chemical Engineering
Plenty of Computer Labs
There are many computer rooms, known as cybraries, all around the campus. You can always find an empty computer to use and the internet is pretty fast.
Nov 30, 2011
UB Micro, the non-profit on-campus computer store, sells software at market price.
Ad-Aware, Adobe Acrobat Reader, AIM Express, Aladdin Expander, EndNote, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Mulberry, Netscape, Norton AntiVirus, QuickTime, Real Player, Shockwave, SSH Secure Shell, UBFS Home, UBiquity Citrix Environment, UBVPN, WS_FTP, X-Win 32
The Dell Cluster at the Center for Computational Research in Norton Hall is one of the world’s 10 largest supercomputers, and the fourth fastest academic supercomputer in the world.
About 75 million sheets of paper are printed annually in the campus libraries, where printing is free.
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