Strategic Strengths: CCR, which is a division of Computing and Information Technology (CIT), is a key player and significant contributor to UB 2020, the university's strategic plan, which has identified eight cross-disciplinary areas of strength indigenous to UB.  Each strength serves as an infrastructure for pulling together researchers from across the university to work cooperatively in pursuit of solutions to wide-ranging problems through a nontraditional collaborative approach.

CCR is directly involved in supporting five of the strengths: 

• Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems and Bioinformatics
• Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
• Integrated Nanostructured Systems
• Extreme Events: Mitigation and Response
• Information and Computing Technology