Jonathan Shaw

Jonathan Shaw is Managing Editor.

Evolution unleashed

David R. Liu has harnessed evolution to lab experiments.

Harvard final clubs and sports sexism

The College struggles with single-gender final clubs—and sexist behavior by sports teams.

Harvard meets sustainability target

A 30 percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions is achieved; a 2050 goal appears more challenging.

How surveillance changes people’s behavior

Assaults on privacy and security in America threaten democracy itself.

Harvard Faculty Debate Social Club Sanctions

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences debates a controversial policy that would punish students in single-gender social groups.

A beneficial fat that prevents cardiovascular disease in animal models

A beneficial fat rare in Western diets appears to fight cardiovascular disease.

What leads executives to break the law?

Business leaders explain how they went astray.

Harvard's New England plant collections published online

Digitized herbaria collections data allow researchers to predict future plant ranges.

Why is exercise hard?

Evolution shaped humans to rest—and to run only when absolutely necessary.

Roman fish tanks track ancient sea level

Sea level has barely changed in the last two thousand years, rising at an accelerating pace only in the past two decades or so.

Barbara J. McNeil Again Named Acting Dean of Harvard Medical School

Barbara J. McNeil will lead Harvard Medical School on an interim basis beginning July 31.