Works by UD alumna Jamie Noce are highlighted in a juried exhibition on view from Aug. 1-Sept. 13 at the Workhouse Ceramics Studio in Lorton,Virginia.

For the Record, July 31, 2015

University community reports awards, presentations, publications

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1:52 p.m., July 31, 2015--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Recent awards, presentations and publications include the following:

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Awards

Lexis Kambour, a senior majoring in fashion merchandising in UD’s Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies, has been named a semifinalist in a National Retail Federation scholarship competition focused on digital retailing careers. As one of 25 semifinalists selected in a highly competitive process, Kambour, of Long Valley, New Jersey, has received a travel scholarship to attend the Shop.org Digital Summit in Philadelphia in October. At that event, five finalists will be recognized and receive scholarships, with the top competitor selected to receive the Ray Greenly Scholarship. The group of semifinalists includes undergraduate and graduate students in such fields as marketing, communications and business management, as well as fashion merchandising.

Exhibitions

Jamie Noce, who earned her bachelor of fine arts degree from UD in May 2015, is one of 54 artists whose work is featured in a juried exhibition opening Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Workhouse Ceramics Studio in Lorton, Virginia. The fifth annual Workhouse Clay National Ceramics Exhibition “represents the depth and breadth of contemporary functional and sculptural ceramic artworks being created throughout the country” and provides “a rare opportunity to see a variety of styles and techniques which encompass the field of contemporary ceramic arts,” according to the Workhouse Arts Center website. Well-known artist and educator Anne Currier selected the pieces for the exhibition from some 500 that were submitted for consideration. The exhibition will run through Sept. 13, with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. For more information on Noce's work, see the website.

Presentations

Eric Benson, professor of animal and food sciences, was an invited speaker at the "Avian Influenza Outbreak ... Lessons Learned Conference," held July 28-29, in Des Moines, Iowa. Benson's presentation was titled "After the Outbreak: Disposal Methods and Depopulation." Sponsored by the National Chicken Council, National Turkey Foundation, United Egg Producers, USA Poultry and Egg Council, and U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, the meeting brought together government, industry and academic experts to deal with the many challenges discovered in this spring's highly pathogenic avian influenza that affected much of the Midwest. The UD research group has developed and evaluated key technologies and methodologies used for emergency poultry disease response. In addition, UD has worked extensively to provide outreach support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Delaware Department of Agriculture, international partners and related industries.

Publications

Rebecca Davis, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of History, has written a blog post published on the “Public Seminar” blog of the New School for Social Research. Titled “Faith in Marriage: Religion, Heterosexuality and the Obergefell Decision,” the piece discusses implications of the Supreme Court decision that provides equal marriage rights to same-sex couples. Davis raises concerns that the landmark decision fails to end the battle for sexual equality, particularly because it “affirms marriage as a central mechanism for accessing citizenship rights in the United States” and marginalizes unmarried people.

The study Rudi Matthee, John and Dorothy Munroe Distinguished Professor of History, published in 2012, Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan, came out in a second, authorized Persian translation, which appeared as Zavval-e Safaviya va soqut-e Isfahan (Tehran: Namak, 1394/2015).

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