Lecture on African Ebola outbreak to be rescheduled

MEDIA ADVISORY

David Ruth
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druth@rice.edu

Jeff Falk
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jfalk@rice.edu

Lecture on African Ebola outbreak to be rescheduled   

HOUSTON – (Oct. 6, 2014) – The Oct. 7 talk at Rice University by Dr. Dan Kelly, an infectious disease expert who has worked on the front lines of Ebola care and treatment in Sierra Leone, will be rescheduled later this year, due to a change in the speaker’s availability. Rice News and Media Relations will issue a media advisory once a new date has been selected.

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About Jeff Falk

Jeff Falk is director of national media relations in Rice University's Office of Public Affairs.