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Nomination Deadline: Law and Courts Editor

October 1, 2010

The Law and Courts Section of the APSA is seeking a new editor for its newsletter Law and Courts. The deadline for nominations and self-nominations is Oct. 1, 2010.

More information here.

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Law and Courts Newsletter Editor

The Law and Courts Section of the APSA is seeking a new editor for its newsletter Law and Courts. The deadline for nominations and self-nominations is Oct. 1, 2010.

More information here.

Posted by on September 26th, 2010 | Courts, OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Impact of 9/11 on National Security & Civil Liberty – Jacksonville, FL

December 1, 2010

The Florida Coastal Law Review seeks articles and speakers for its 2011 Spring Symposium entitled: A Decade of Transformation: The Continuing Impact of 9/11 on National Security and Civil Liberty in America. The symposium will take place March 4, 2011. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Dec. 1, 2010. Jump to full post

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Impact of 9/11 on National Security & Civil Liberty – Jacksonville, FL

March 4, 2011

The Florida Coastal Law Review seeks articles and speakers for its 2011 Spring Symposium entitled: A Decade of Transformation: The Continuing Impact of 9/11 on National Security and Civil Liberty in America. The symposium will take place March 4, 2011. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Dec. 1, 2010. Jump to full post

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Impact of 9/11 on National Security & Civil Liberty – Jacksonville, FL

The Florida Coastal Law Review seeks articles and speakers for its 2011 Spring Symposium entitled: A Decade of Transformation: The Continuing Impact of 9/11 on National Security and Civil Liberty in America. The symposium will take place March 4, 2011. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Dec. 1, 2010. Jump to full post

Posted by on September 26th, 2010 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law, National Security Law | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Environmental Justice & Health Disparities

October 1, 2010

The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) intends to publish a theme issue on the science of environmental justice and health disparities and the policy applications of science to address environmental justice. Papers are invited on the following topic areas: state of the science and knowledge on factors that contribute to environmental injustice and environmental health disparities in minority, low income and tribal populations.We also invite original research papers featuring the contributions of social context to differential environmental exposures in vulnerable populations, community or population group vulnerability to environmental hazards, and risk/health impacts resulting from environmental exposures. Other topics of interest are analytic and decision-making tools and frameworks for incorporating environmental justice into environmental health policy. Case studies of successful incorporation of environmental justice principles in environmental decision making, integrated strategies in research and policy to develop effective interventions, or other promising practices are also invited.

All selected authors are encouraged to consider the different categories of manuscripts as indicated on the AJPH website. All manuscripts will undergo the standard peer review process by the AJPH editors and peer referees as defined by AJPH policy. Manuscripts will be due to the Journal on 0ctober 1, 2010, and can be submitted at http://submit.ajph.org. For more information about this supplement, please contact the guest editors at Symposiumpapers@epa.gov.

Guest Editors: Devon Payne-Sturges, DrPH, National Center for Environmental Research, US Environmental Protection Agency; Onyemaechi Nweke, DrPH, Office of Environmental Justice, US Environmental Protection Agency; Irene Dankwa-Mullan, MD MPH, National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

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Call for Papers: Environmental Justice & Health Disparities

The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) intends to publish a theme issue on the science of environmental justice and health disparities and the policy applications of science to address environmental justice. Papers are invited on the following topic areas: state of the science and knowledge on factors that contribute to environmental injustice and environmental health disparities in minority, low income and tribal populations.We also invite original research papers featuring the contributions of social context to differential environmental exposures in vulnerable populations, community or population group vulnerability to environmental hazards, and risk/health impacts resulting from environmental exposures. Other topics of interest are analytic and decision-making tools and frameworks for incorporating environmental justice into environmental health policy. Case studies of successful incorporation of environmental justice principles in environmental decision making, integrated strategies in research and policy to develop effective interventions, or other promising practices are also invited.

All selected authors are encouraged to consider the different categories of manuscripts as indicated on the AJPH website. All manuscripts will undergo the standard peer review process by the AJPH editors and peer referees as defined by AJPH policy. Manuscripts will be due to the Journal on 0ctober 1, 2010, and can be submitted at http://submit.ajph.org. For more information about this supplement, please contact the guest editors at Symposiumpapers@epa.gov.

Guest Editors: Devon Payne-Sturges, DrPH, National Center for Environmental Research, US Environmental Protection Agency; Onyemaechi Nweke, DrPH, Office of Environmental Justice, US Environmental Protection Agency; Irene Dankwa-Mullan, MD MPH, National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

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