Preparing Future Leaders
Through Integrated Sciences
Claremont McKenna College’s next-generation Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences, located inside the new Robert Day Sciences Center, will uniquely integrate science education to address the biggest questions of our time. This interdisciplinary approach will prepare students to lead at critical intersections of scientific and computational discovery, technological application, business, policy, ethics, and several of the College’s other core liberal arts strengths. Explore CMC’s ambitious vision below.
Preparing Future Leaders Through Integrated Sciences
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The Kravis Department of
Integrated Sciences
In February 2022, Claremont McKenna College announced the naming of its new Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences. The program, rooted in CMC’s foundational liberal arts and leadership mission, honors philanthropist, trustee, and alumnus Henry Kravis ’67 and his wife, Marie-Josée. Their transformative commitment will support the appointment of 25 world-class faculty, including 12 Kravis Chairs, exploring interdisciplinary and socio-scientific grand challenges.
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The Robert Day
Sciences Center
In December 2021, Claremont McKenna College announced the naming of its new Robert Day Sciences Center, an iconic facility that will further expand the College’s commitment to preparing future leaders. In recognition of a lead gift from the W.M. Keck Foundation and investments from foundations affiliated with the Day family, the new center honors CMC alumnus, fifty-year trustee, and W.M. Keck Foundation chair and chief executive officer Robert Day ’65 P’12.
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Inside the Program
A Leadership Conversation
Watch the video, at right, to learn how CMC will prepare today’s leaders through a strong foundation in science, computation, evidence-based inquiry, and data analysis to address the modern world’s most significant challenges.
Integrated Sciences at CMC
Overview of the Plan
In late September, President Hiram E. Chodosh unveiled conceptual plans for integrated sciences at CMC—a seminal investment and commitment that infuses sciences and computation deep into the fabric of the College’s mission and campus.
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Integrated Sciences at CMC
Alumni Profiles
Our alumni engage in science in service to society in many different ways. Read about four extraordinary alumni and their contributions. The new Integrated Sciences Program will prepare CMC students to pursue their aspirations and apply science to address some of the most important problems, challenges, and opportunities of our time.
Changing the Game
Daniel Kelly ’82, a cutting-edge neurosurgeon focused on cognitive disorders, believes psychedelic-assisted therapy will transform behavioral healthcare
An Ardor for Arbor
Maddie Hall ’14, recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 for science, uses her interdisciplinary skills to create super trees
Fueled-Up for Success
Lydia Li ’13, a Forbes 30 Under 30 changemaker for energy, specializes in environmental impact investing
A Systems Thinker
Harriet Nembhard ’91, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa, couples efficiency with imagination
Integrated Sciences at CMC Alumni Profiles
Our alumni engage in science in service to society in many different ways. Read about four extraordinary alumni and their contributions. The new Integrated Sciences Program will prepare CMC students to pursue their aspirations and apply science to address some of the most important problems, challenges, and opportunities of our time.
Changing the Game
Daniel Kelly ’82, a cutting-edge neurosurgeon focused on cognitive disorders, believes psychedelic-assisted therapy will transform behavioral healthcare
An Ardor for Arbor
Maddie Hall ’14, recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 for science, uses her interdisciplinary skills to create super trees
Fueled-Up for Success
Lydia Li ’13, a Forbes 30 Under 30 changemaker for energy, specializes in environmental impact investing
A Systems Thinker
Harriet Nembhard ’91, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa, couples efficiency with imagination
Integrated Sciences Advisory Council Members
David Asai
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Senior Director of Science Education
Harriet B. Nembhard ‘91
University of Iowa
Dean of the College of Engineering
CMC Trustee
Pavel Pevzner
UC San Diego
Ronald R. Taylor Chair and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Director NIH Center for Computational Mass Spectrometry
Lynn Stein
Olin College of Engineering
Professor of Computing and Cognitive Science
Robert Gentleman
Harvard Medical School
Founding Executive Director of the Center for Computational Biomedicine
Andrew Dessler
Texas A&M University
Professor Rita A. Haynes Chair in Geosciences
Lynda Hyman
Marine Biological Laboratory
Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education
Carl Wieman
Stanford University
Professor of Physics and Professor in the Graduate School of Education
Ajit Singh
Partner at Artiman White Space Investments and Adjunct Professor
Stanford School of Medicine
Karen Wilcox
University of Texas
Director of the Oden Institute
Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Centennial Chair in Computing Systems
Ted Abel
University of Iowa
Director
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Carver Chair in Neuroscience, and Department Executive Officer of Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Steve Willard
Member National Science Board
Former CEO of Cellphire Therapeutics
Mark Kamlet
Carnegie Mellon University
University Professor of Economics and Public Policy
Provost Emeritus