Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Magazine
Jonathan Shaw is Managing Editor.
President Garber sitting in a wood chair on a platform

University News |

President Garber installed as president of Harvard

A private ceremony celebrated Garber’s appointment as president.

Vast solar farm with rows of solar panels under a clear blue sky.

University News |

Harvard to Offset All Electricity Emissions by 2026

Harvard enters partnership to advance sustainability goals.

Construction site of a wood building that is two stories

University News |

Harvard's 2024 Sustainability Report

Pursuing sustainability, Harvard lays the groundwork for campus-wide electrification.

Farlow Herbarium

Museums & Collections |

Celebrating the Farlow Herbarium’s Centennial

Harvard’s Farlow Herbarium at 100

Harvard University Financial Report Fiscal Year 2024

University News |

Harvard’s Finances in a Challenging Year

The fiscal 2024 report details narrowing margins, but stronger endowment returns.

Cross-stitched fabric with the text "Home Unaffordable Home" over a background of high-rise apartment buildings.

Features | November-December 2024

America's Housing Problem—Explained

America’s housing problem—and what to do about it

Illustration of a human head with abstract, colorful brain waves overlayed.

Right Now | November-December 2024

How Does the Brain Interpret Language in Real-Time?

New research on how the brain uses sounds to form words and create meaning.

Cartoon of a man in a suit and two football players throwing footballs.

Right Now | November-December 2024

Do Ivy League Athletes Outperform in Careers?

How does undergraduate participation in varsity sports enhance career success?

From left: Margrethe Vestager, Baroness Beeban Kidron, Maria Ressa, and Shoshana Zuboff

Social Sciences |

Ending Surveillance Capitalism

Four women leading change in the world of privacy and personal data

Leaf shapes of some of the various species of maples (genus Acer) on a black background

Montage | September-October 2024

Learning the Trees of North America

A monumental new guide to North American species

Against the background of a single neuron (orange), an axon (blue) emanating from another cell whorls itself into tangled balls.

Right Now | September-October 2024

Brain Mapping Suggests How Memories are Stored

A decade-long project to map a cubic millimeter of human brain reveals previously unimagined architectures.

sperm whale and freediver

Students & Alumni |

Listening to Sperm Whales

After listening to leviathans, an undergraduate comes to conservation.