Recent news, awards, talks, and recognitions related to Stephen MacNeil, the Temple HCI Lab, and its students. https://stevemacn.github.io/news/ Wed, 27 May 2026 15:27:09 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 15:27:09 +0000 Jekyll v3.10.0 Stephen MacNeil gave a Design at Large talk at the UC San Diego Design Lab on learning in the age of generative AI. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://stevemacn.github.io/design-at-large-ucsd-2026/ https://stevemacn.github.io/design-at-large-ucsd-2026/ Stephen MacNeil spoke on a Temple University panel about generative AI, education, and community hosted by the College of Science and Technology. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://stevemacn.github.io/temple-ai-panel-2026/ https://stevemacn.github.io/temple-ai-panel-2026/ Stephen MacNeil received Temple CST's 2026 Dean's Distinguished Teaching Award for tenure-track faculty. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://stevemacn.github.io/teaching-award/ https://stevemacn.github.io/teaching-award/ Temple HCI Lab student Seth Bernstein was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program award. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://stevemacn.github.io/seth-bernstein-nsf-grfp/ https://stevemacn.github.io/seth-bernstein-nsf-grfp/ Irene Hou was named a 2026 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow for New Americans. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://stevemacn.github.io/irene-hou-pd-soros/ https://stevemacn.github.io/irene-hou-pd-soros/ Two Stephen MacNeil co-authored papers were recognized among the top computing education papers of 2025 at AICSEPAR 2026 in San Diego, with one selected as the overall best paper. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://stevemacn.github.io/aicsepar-best-paper-2026/ https://stevemacn.github.io/aicsepar-best-paper-2026/ Stephen MacNeil helped lead the development of Temple University's new AI major with Dominic Letarte and Chiu Tan. The program launches in Fall 2026. Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://stevemacn.github.io/ai-major-temple-2026/ https://stevemacn.github.io/ai-major-temple-2026/ Temple HCI Lab student Kush Patel was named a 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholar. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://stevemacn.github.io/kush-patel-goldwater-2025/ https://stevemacn.github.io/kush-patel-goldwater-2025/ Temple CST awarded Stephen MacNeil seed funding for a new research direction focused on pedagogical tools that help students use AI copilots more critically. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://stevemacn.github.io/ai-copilot-boost-funds-2024/ https://stevemacn.github.io/ai-copilot-boost-funds-2024/