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"Coinciding with biotech center, UB to offer informatics degree"
By SIOBHAN COUNIHAN AND PATRIK PURI | Feb. 10, 2006With the growth of the information economy, informatics has become its own field of study as universities and businesses begin to embrace the need for managing and handling huge amounts of data.In response to industry demand, UB's School of Informatics has announced it will offer a bachelor's degree in informatics, beginning in fall 2006, to provide undergraduates with training in both information technology and interpersonal skills.Informatics is defined as the intersection of people, information and technologies.
