Computing Centers Computing and information technology are widely used at Florida State for both research and instruction. A high speed computer network reaches throughout the campus and connects the University to the Internet. The Office of Academic Computing and Network Services provides free accounts for computer and Internet access to all students, faculty, and staff. ACNS also operates general purpose computing servers and supercomputers that are available to the entire campus and provides open access computer laboratories for students. The College of Social Science maintains a micro-computer laboratory available to all students for research and institutional use.
Equipment includes word processing, spreadsheet, and statistical applications.
In association with the Department of Statistics and the Computing Center, the University provides statistical consultation through the Statistical Consultation Center. The Center works cooperatively with faculty and graduate students in research and plays a role with research teams in the planning, design, and analysis of research date. A variety of specialized research centers exist both within the College and elsewhere within the University that have particular relevance to the work of the Department. Especially important is the Institute of Science and Public Affairs, a university-wide organization that provides administrative and support services for the University's efforts in applied research and public service. The Institute is composed of a number of centers in which specialists from such fields as planning, economics, law, public administration, chemistry, biology, and business, among others, participate in programs of education, training, and research focused on important local, state, and national policy issues.