Resources
Many information technology resources and services are available to faculty, staff and students in the School of Public Health and Health Professions. These resources support the research, academic, service and administrative activities of the School. Many of these resources are free!
Media
- Poster Plotter
[Documentation] - Information on the School's poster plotter located in Room 328 Kimball Tower. Each department has a representative that is trained to assist with printing posters. Please see the documentation for more details. - High Speed Scanner
The School has a Canon DR-5080C color scanner located in 328 Kimball Tower that is capable of scanning 75 pages per minute and hold up to 500 sheets at a time. The scanning resolution is 400 x 400 dpi max and is able to utilize Simplex or Duplex modes. Feel free to use the scanner when needed.
Communications
- Conference Calls [top]
[Documentation and Links] - Instructions on how to connect up to twelve (12) participants for a conference call. Conference calls having more than twelve participants can be handled by AT&T. - Long Distance Phone Modem
Access [top]
[Documentation] - "1-877-305-4309 has been established to provide remote access to the University's modem pool from locations outside of the 716 calling area. For billing and security purposes, a Personal Identification Number (PIN) is required in order to use this new service. Charges for these calls will be billed back to the caller's University account. The rate charged for calls made from outside New York State will be $0.06 per minute and $0.07 per minute within NewYork State. The rate from Canada is $0.42 per minute." - Local Phone Modem Access [top]
[Documentation] - UB provides over 1000 high speed modems allowing students, faculty and staff to access campus resources via the Internet. These numbers provide access to the University's modem pool from locations inside of the 716 calling area. There is no user fee, please check with your telephone company to confirm calling privileges and rates.- Erie: 515-5603 or 515-5601
- Lockport, Middleport, Gasport, Newfane, Barker: 514-5603 or 514-5601
- Niagara: 513-5603 or 513-5601
- On-Campus/Off-Campus Virtual Private Network [top]
[Documentation and Downloads (Windows XP)], - "creates a secure, encrypted tunnel [via cable modem, digital service line, phone modem connection ] from your computer to the campus network. With the VPN client you can send email, use any library database, and connect to other campus resources just as if you were on campus! And because it's encrypted, your password and other private data pass from your computer to the campus safe from prying eyes."
Teaching
- BlackBoard [top]
[Documentation and Links] - "One of the many benefits to instructors using the the UBlearns 5.5 course management service is the Blackboard Instructor Web Interface (UBlearns Setup). The BIWI allows instructors to manage their online course life from semester to semester. The BIWI lists the courses you are teaching along with the registration number for a given semester. " - Instructional Technology Services [top]
[Link]- "provides a comprehensive variety of services supporting the use of information technology in the educational process. Our diverse and talented staff provide assistance to faculty using technology in education, research, conferences and special events." ITS has developed videos to assist Faculty, Staff, and Students with the different equipment they offer in the centrally run technology classrooms. The videos illustrate how to open the cabinets and explain where to go in the cabinets to set up your projector and computer for presentations. Please visit http://www.its.buffalo.edu/orientation/video.htm to see these informational videos. - CoursEval [top]
[Documentation and Links] - CoursEval is a web-based survey administration software package. All SPHHP course evaluations will be completed by students online. Evaluations can be completed from any computer with internet access.
- UBiquity Citrix Environment (Citrix
ICA Client) [top]
[Documentation and Downloads] - the Citrix Client sets up a Windows NT environment on the user's Windows™, Macintosh™, UNIX or Linux computer. The Citrix Client allows the user to access a wide array of Windows™ based applications, public site printers and UNIX home directories. A partial list of applications that can be accessed includes: Minitab 13.1; Maple V Release 6; MathCad 8; MathCad Explorer 7; SP2; Rasmol 2.6-ucb; Whip 4; Chime 2.0.2; AutoDesk; Netlibrary; eBook Reader; ImageJ; and Quick Screen Capture
Software
- Free Software for Windows™ XP Home, XP Professional [top]
[Documentation and Downloads] including: Symantec Anti-Virus; Acrobat Reader; Internet Explorer; Netscape; Mulberry; SSH (Secure Telnet Client); X-Win32 (X terminal); QuickTime; Real Player; Shockwave; Ad-aware; AIM(R) Express; Aladdin Expander (for file decompression); "UBFS Home" (for accessing shared UBFS space); and WS_FTP (FTP Client); and many more programs. - Free Software for Macintosh OS [top]
[Documentation and Downloads] including: Symantec Anti-Virus; Acrobat Reader; Internet Explorer; Netscape; Mulberry; QuickTime; Real Player; Shockwave; AIM(R) Express; Aladdin Expander (for file decompression); Fetch (FTP Client); and many more programs. - Free Software for Linux OS [top]
[Documentation and Downloads] - "a free, open source, UNIX operating system that runs on several different kinds of computing hardware. UB is providing minimal support for Linux as an alternative to Microsoft Windows on PC hardware. There are several different distributions of Linux for the PC. A Linux distribution is a collection of software that includes the Linux kernel, which is the core of the operating system, and other software that runs on it. Most major distributions of Linux include an extensive set of applications, utilities, programming tools, a graphical interface, and amusements." Learn more at http://redhat.buffalo.edu - Firewall Software [top]
Firewalls act as a gatekeeper between your network and other networks on the Internet. Firewalls let you control the type of communication (email, ftp, logins, etc) between your computer to and from "the world." Up to date firewall software is critical to maintain the security of your personal computer if it is connected to the Internet via a cable modem or digital service line. Here are three reputable commercial products.
- BlackICE
- Symantec Client Security
- Zone Alarm (Download free version)
- McAfee
- Free Ware [top] The following information is provided as a service to our School and should not be construed as a recommendation or guarantee of performance.
Student
- iConnect@UB [top]
[Link]- "iconnect@UB is a campus Information Technology (IT) program that provides access to a host of award-winning UB computer resources. The Student IT Checklist will highlight several UB IT resources and prepare you for the first day of classes." - Graduate Student Association
Capital Equipment Fund [top]
[Link] - "This fund is available to departmental clubs who need office equipment, teaching or research tools or other appliances, e.g., computer software, tape recorders, videotapes, refrigerators, etc. In order to be considered, items must have an estimated cost exceeding $250.00 and give expected useful life of more than one year. For deadlines, applications and more information, call the GSA office at (716) 645-2960." - Microsoft Campus Agreement [top]
[Link]- An agreement between the University at Buffalo and Microsoft puts into the hands of every full-time and part-time UB student who have paid their technology fee, faculty member and staff person the newest, most popular Microsoft software on the market, while saving the university more than a quarter of a million dollars per year. - UB Public Computing Sites [top]
[Link]- CIT operates several public computing sites on the North and South campuses. You must have a valid UBITName to use public computing sites.