In his scientific career, Ray Jayawardhana, known as RayJay to many in the astronomy community, has used the world's largest telescopes to explore planetary origins and characterize alien worlds. He ...

Astrophysicist and author Ray Jayawardhana began his tenure as the 10th president of Caltech on July 1, where he wants to encourage a culture of risk-taking and ideas for the renowned institute. In ...

Stephen Gange, who joined the faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 1994 and has served as executive vice provost for academic affairs since 2015, will continue in the ...

Ray Jayawardhana, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of astronomy, will step down from his position as dean on Thursday, July 13 to begin a new position as provost of Johns Hopkins ...

As the chief academic officer of Johns Hopkins University, Ray Jayawardhana also serves as a professor of physics and astronomy. As provost, he is responsible for advancing the University’s research, ...

After a short speech, the next president of Caltech greeted faculty, staff and students along the path outside the Athenaeum, the Pasadena institute’s dining club that for a century is where legendary ...

Ray Jayawardhana: They are connected to such a wide range of phenomenon from the subatomic to the cosmic that they could tell us a lot about the nature of matter, about what triggers exploding stars, ...

The tiny, barely detectable particles responsible for some of the galaxy's biggest explosions are the stars of astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana's new book. Neutrinos, which are released during the ...

Now with a year under his belt as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Ray Jayawardhana has a list of accomplishments: a college-wide advising seminar, a newly revised ...

Sheldon Cooper, top nerd on “The Big Bang,” jokes about neutrinos. So did John Updike in the witty short poem “Cosmic Gall,” printed in 1960 in the New Yorker. But Canadian astrophysicist Ray ...