This past Saturday, May 4, 2013, over 500 students from across the region participated in the fourth Regional Autonomous Robotic Circuit (RARC) competition of this academic school year. RARC is a series of four science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) competitions for students in grades 4-12. The competitions build upon... more »

RUSTON- Louisiana Tech University and the National Center for Women & Information Technology joined forces last week to host the first Louisiana Affiliate Aspirations in Computing Awards, which recognizes young women at the high-school level in Louisiana for their computing-related achievements and interests. Sponsored by CenturyLink, the Cyber... more »

The Cyber Innovation Center's National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC) will open its doors this summer to college students from across the United States for a ten-week engineering education internship program. This past January, seventy-eight students from twenty-six universities submitted applications for the NICERC engineering education internship. After... more »

This past weekend north Louisiana high school and college students competed against hundreds of opposing teams from across the United States in the Seventh Annual Shell-Eco marathon (SEMA) in Houston, TX. Prior to the three day competition, teams designed and built energy efficient cars that focused on two required... more »

Bossier Parish Community College's cyber program is making an impact on the local economy and workforce. The Cyber Information Technology program began with five courses in the spring 2009 and now offers associate degrees and certificate programs in network security, network specialist, web design, programmer analyst and systems administration. Not... more »

Rather than its usual basketball players, the Bossier Parish Community College gymnasium was filled with a different kind of competitor this past Saturday, March 2, 2013. The new competitors were teams of high school students who programmed LEGO® robots to participate in the Fourth Annual Mini-Urban Challenge Louisiana Regional... more »

Last Saturday, February 23, 2013, an audible clanging coupled with an enthusiastic applause could be heard on the second floor of the student center at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. Upon closer inspection, the distinct clanging sound originated from the numerous medals dangling from the necks of the proud... more »

This past Saturday, 32 teachers from 16 high schools located across Louisiana and Arkansas descended on the campus of Louisiana Tech University in the official kick-off of Cyber Discovery 2013. This event included a professional development workshop to prepare teachers to lead their high school student teams in a week-long,... more »

Ready, aim, launch! This past Saturday, February 9, 2013, the Regional Autonomous Robotics Circuit (RARC) introduced an exciting challenge to elementary and middle school students by incorporating the timeless elements of the catapult with the advanced capabilities of present technology. Approximately 600 students from across the region participated in... more »

The Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) is proud to announce that the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has approved the CIC to establish a Network of Course Providers as part of the Louisiana Course Choice program for the 2013-2014 school year. Working with Course Choice will allow the CIC to... more »

This Saturday, over 600 enthusiastic and motivated students from across the region swarmed the Bossier Civic Center for Competition II of the Regional Autonomous Robotics Circuit (RARC). RARC is a series of four competitions held throughout the school year for students in grades 4-12 that focuses on science, technology,... more »

The Cyber Innovation Center (CIC), through its National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC), has provided the Military Student Transition Consultant (MSTC) for Bossier Parish a website to aid military students and families before they arrive in Bossier Parish. The goal of the MSTC website is to provide pertinent information... more »

The Regional Autonomous Robotics Circuit (RARC) started the 2012-2013 school year with record participation! On Saturday, September 29, 2012, over 120 elementary, middle, and high school teams from across the region competed in the first RARC competition at the Bossier Civic Center. RARC is a series of four competitions... more »

Cyber boosters taking program to the nation Original post: Shreveport Times 10:35 PM, Sep 24, 2012 The Cyber Innovation Center is bullish on Louisiana education. The Bossier City-based anchor of the National Cyber Research Park adjacent to Bossier Parish Community College, for most of its existence a strong... more »

August 30, 2012 The Cyber Innovation Center (CIC), through its National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC), is making a sizeable donation to area high schools for the 2012-2013 school year. Sixteen schools are collectively receiving more than $100,000 in technology packages as a result of their teachers... more »

August 29, 2012 This summer the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) hosted seven Bossier Parish middle school teams in a week-long program called Junior Cyber Discovery. As a result of their participation in Junior Cyber Discovery, the CIC donated over $7,000 worth of technology to each participating middle school.... more »

July 30, 2012 This past week the Cyber Innovation Center, through its National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC) and Louisiana Tech University, piloted an exciting new program called Cyber Discovery 2.0. This week-long, educational program was sponsored by the Cyber Innovation Center through a recent grant from... more »

July 14, 2012 Cyber Forensics camp is a week-long residential camp hosted by Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and is sponsored by the National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC) through the Cyber Innovation Center. This dynamic camp provided students with project-driven activities and rigorous discussions about... more »

July 13, 2012 Imagine being handed a plastic baggy that contains two disposable cups, a paper clip, a piece of aluminum foil, and a rubber band and asked to create a futuristic car...that actually moves. This past week seven teams representing each Bossier Parish middle school were... more »

June Archived News Some kids spending summer in NO building robots at camp June 29, 2012 WDSU video Cyber Discovery Model Launches Nationally June 21, 2012 ABC 2 News.com Cyber Discovery... more »

May Archived News Red River Radio - Cyber camps slated to spread to universities around U.S. May 31, 2012 By Kate Archer Kent Having trouble loading the audio? Download the Mp3 The Cyber Discovery Camp model was developed... more »