In celebration of the first year of the Doctor of Science program in Mathematics, Philosophy and Physics (MPP) at Chapman University, Schmid College of Science and Technology and the MPP program held a conference on the utility of philosophy for the sciences from January 30 February 2, 2024. The conference was coorganized by Kennedy Chair in Philosophy Marco Panza, Presidential Fellow Thomas Pradeu, and Dean Michael Ibba. Speakers included worldrenowned researchers in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Philosophy of Science, and Biology.