Articles from Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA, March 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) is featured in Project Remission, a national digital film series released today that explores how lifestyle medicine can be used to treat, reverse, and prevent chronic disease, with a focus on Type 2 diabetes. The series was created by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine in partnership with Content With Purpose.

Consistently featured on the Forbes’ list of The World’s Most Powerful Women since 2011, Mazumdar-Shaw will also serve as the keynote speaker at the May 16 commencement ceremony.

Claremont, CA, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During the Keck Graduate Institute commencement ceremony on May 17, 2025, Robert A. Bradway will receive an honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Life Sciences degree in recognition of his significant leadership contributions to the biotechnology field.

Claremont, Calif., Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keck Graduate Institute is a sub-awardee of the five-year, $5M grant received by the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) to lead the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Innovative Recycling and Circular Economy (CIRCLE) through their Global Centers program. CIRCLE is an international partnership with funding agencies in the U.S., Canada, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom to address pressing environmental issues through collaboration and innovative research. 

Claremont, Calif., Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One of the most devastating diseases to affect the brain could potentially be linked to the liver, and Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology Derick Han has been awarded a $405,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to find out. Han’s research aims to determine how obesity can affect the relationship between the liver and brain to induce or promote the development of Alzheimer’s disease.  

Intelligent.com’s higher education resource guide recognizes top programs across various disciplines

Claremont, CA, Sept. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), a member of The Claremont Colleges and a pioneering graduate school focused on educating tomorrow's biotech and healthcare leaders, announced today the institutional priorities and vision that will propel and guide the Institute’s strategic planning, global impact, and opportunities for growth over the next decade. 

Claremont, CA, Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), a member of The Claremont Colleges, has been awarded a significant grant from the Department of Energy to investigate the effects of low-dose radiation on human beings. The research will advance society’s understanding of the collateral and long-term effects of radiation exposure, whether through an individual’s vocation or by way of common treatments for certain forms of cancer. Entitled "AI-facilitated assessment of exosome-mediated bystander effects of low-dose ionizing radiation,” the award is for three years and $750,000 and will begin in September. Los Alamos National Laboratory was awarded the same amount and will work with KGI on the project.

Transforming healthcare education through partnership and community: KGI takes an innovative step by renaming its degree program to reflect the evolving nature of the Physician Assistant profession while honoring new Chan family benefactors.

Dr. Abousalem succeeds Dr. Sheldon Schuster, KGI's president since 2003.

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) has received a generous donation from Tony and Virginia Chan to support the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SPHS). Tony, the owner and CEO of ABC Pharmacies and a Claremont resident, is a long-time supporter of KGI and spoke at the SPHS White Coat Ceremony in 2019.