Research Tools

Solutions and tools to help faculty and students leverage resources for research.

51²è¹Ý offers many different technology solutions and tools that are available to help faculty and students leverage appropriate resources for research. 


These include, but are not limited to, general use "genuse" compute systems, Linux hosting, databases, 51²è¹Ý-licensed software tools, and much more. The list below summarizes some of the research tools available at 51²è¹Ý. If you’d like to learn more about what additional tools and solutions are available at 51²è¹Ý to serve your research project needs, please research out to schedule a consultation.

GitHub Campus Program

GitHub is a cloud-based platform where students, faculty, and staff can store, share, and work together with others to write and version control code.

Linux Hosting: s2.51²è¹Ý

The s2.51²è¹Ý server is designed to host faculty & student Linux web content exclusively tied to instruction and research.

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Cloud Survey & Analytics: Qualtrics

Qualtrics is a cloud-based survey and customer experience system that enables students, faculty, and staff to produce and distribute engaging surveys to gather data.

Virtual Applications: Apps.51²è¹Ý

Apps.51²è¹Ý provides access to a variety of applications within a virtualized environment. Authorized individuals can login via a web browser, or into  and then launch approved applications. When launched, an application runs in the 51²è¹Ý private cloud, but looks and feels as though it is running locally on your device.

Statistical Consulting & Analysis (Dedman College)

The 51²è¹Ý Statistical Consulting Center assists scholars, businesses, and organizations by applying statistical expertise to a variety of data analytics projects. Through this service, experienced faculty members in the Department of Statistical Science and supervised Ph.D. and M.S. graduate students can provide help in all phases of your research or data-related project.

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