Jacob Sweet

The Context |

The Context: Resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth

Our latest work on the potential of synthetic biology 

The Context |

The Context: How the United States Can Cut Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

Our best articles on climate-change solutions

New Harvard Law School shield

University News |

University Approves New Law School Shield

Moving beyond a symbol associated with slaveholding

The Context |

The Context: The Gig Economy and the Future of Work

Our best work on employment's present and future

Michael Lyon and son ride a bike next to a river.

John Harvard's Journal | September-October 2021

How to take a European bike vacation

Michael J. Lyon pursues easy, affordable trips.

A brown grandfather clock

Treasure | September-October 2021

How Harvard Profited On Keeping Time

Harvard’s clocks and the standardization of time

Hollis Hall and Stoughton Hall

University News |

Harvard Class of 2025 Needs Overflow Housing

The College announces additional housing, move-in protocols for oversized first-year class.

The Context |

The Context: Affirmative Action and Harvard

Recent and archival work on litigation in admissions

The Context |

The Context: Life on the Mesopotamian Marshes—and the Specter of Drought

Past work on water and human intervention

A woman holds a tray of waffles

Students & Alumni |

From Corporate Lawyer to Waffle Entrepreneur

Emily Cole Groden’s quest for nutritious frozen waffles

The Context |

The Context: How Exercise Gives Us Purpose

Reviewing our best articles on exercise

Gabby Thomas winning the 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Sports & Athletics |

Gabby Thomas ’19 Wins Olympic Trials, Heads to Tokyo

Thomas becomes the second-fastest woman ever in the 200-meter dash.