Dickinson College AI Research Lab Gives Students Hands-On Experience with Large Language Models

aired; July 20, 2026 Artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly, and Dickinson College is giving undergraduate students the chance to help shape its future. On The Spark, we spoke with Professor John MacCormick, founder of Dickinson’s new Deep Network Understanding (DNU) Lab, along with student researchers John Lee and Biruk Kebede, about the college’s innovative approach to AI research. The conversation explored how the DNU Lab offers students hands-on experience studying the deep...