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Saturday, March 29, 2025 — Houston, TX

Sanjana Ramineni


NEWS 3/25/25 9:53pm

Measles vaccine clinic held amid outbreak

Rice held a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine clinic March 20 in response to the growing measles outbreak in Texas. The clinic was a partnership between Rice Emergency Management and Albertsons/Randalls that sought to provide additional protection to faculty, staff and students who may not be fully vaccinated.


NEWS 2/18/25 10:14pm

Federal hiring freeze may jeopardize internships, jobs

In one of his first major executive actions following his inauguration, President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on hiring federal civilian employees across the executive branch. The directive, applicable as of noon Jan. 20, states that no vacant federal civilian position may be filled and no new position may be created.