Jonathan Shaw

Jonathan Shaw is Managing Editor.
Illustrated portraits of Michael Mina, Doug Melton, and Stuart Schreiber, surrounded by scientific symbols and annotations related to their fields, including molecular biology, stem cells, and biomarker validation.

Features | January-February 2025

Harvard Professors Leaving for Private Sector Research

Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research

Barbara Lawrence seated, wearing a textured blouse, in a portrait from the late 1930s.

Features | January-February 2025

Harvard Pioneering Mammalogist Barbara Lawrence

Brief life of an intrepid mammalogist: 1909-1997

Line graph showing net return on endowment investments from 2017 to 2024, peaking at 34% in 2021, dropping sharply in 2022, and rebounding in 2024.

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2025

Harvard Fiscal Year 2024 Finances

Annual Harvard financial results, and a look at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ fisc and professoriate

President Alan M. Garber sitting in historic Holyoke Chair during his installation

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