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Dear SEAL Members: SEAL XII at Loyola-LA Law School is just a month away, so I offer these brief reminders and news items: Registration fees rise from $175 to $250 after January 21. Information is here: (http://law.vanderbilt.edu/seal/conferences/2011conference/2011conferenceregform.htm). All presenters must be 2011 dues paid members (http://law.vanderbilt.edu/seal/duespay.htm) and have… Read More

First, more news on the conference: 1.  Abstracts for the presentations are now posted. Please see http://law.vanderbilt.edu/seal/conferences/2011conference/2011conferencespeakers.htm. We will have the full schedule filled out and posted in mid-January. 2.  We have also posted hotel information and tips on transportation. Please see http://law.vanderbilt.edu/seal/conferences/2011conference/2011conferencehotels.htm 3.  You will note that,… Read More

Dear SEAL Members- I write to let you know of two exciting news items for SEAL XII, Feb 11-12, at Loyola-LA Law School: First, our keynote speaker and conference guest will be noted evolutionist David Sloan Wilson of SUNY-Binghamton (http://evolution.binghamton.edu/dswilson/).  Many thanks to SEAL Vice President Julie Seaman for… Read More

Dear SEAL Members- A few important alerts and questions: First, a reminder that we’d like to receive presentation proposals for the SEAL XII conference by November 15, 2010. Please use the format available at http://law.vanderbilt.edu/seal/conferences/2011conference/2011conferencetalks.htm. Proposals will be reviewed after November 15 on a space available basis. Also, while… Read More

Dear SEAL Members: This message brings news of three conferences: 1) ‘The Brain Sciences in the Courtroom’ (Mercer Law Review Symposium) The Mercer Law Review is hosting its annual symposium Oct. 21 – 22 at Mercer Law School (organized in part by longtime SEAL member Ted Blumoff). The symposium… Read More

Dear SEAL Members- As the first step toward the SEAL XII conference at Loyola-LA Law School, February 11-12, 2011, we have issued the call for presentation proposals. You can find it set out below or at the website page: http://law.vanderbilt.edu/seal/conferences/2011conference/2011conferencetalks.htm. We have also set up the registration page here:… Read More

SEAL XII -– SAVE THE DATE Dear SEAL Members- I write to inform you that Loyola Law School – LA will be hosting the SEAL XII scholarship conference on Friday, February 11th and Saturday, February 12th, 2011. Many thanks to Loyola LA and our on-site liaison, Mike Guttentag. Details… Read More

Announcement for junior faculty writing prize: SEAL is now accepting submissions for the 4th Junior Faculty Writing prize. Applicants, who must be untenured at the time of their submission’s publication acceptance, should submit a citation to, or link to, a publication not previously submitted for this prize. Send applications by… Read More

Upcoming Conferences Human Behavior and Evolution Society 22nd Annual HBES Conference University of Oregon, June 16–20, 2010 Keynote Speaker: David Haig Plenary Speakers: Carl Bergstrom, Susan Carey, Kim Hill, Mark Pagel, Susan Perry Please visit the conference website for more information Call for Papers Fifth… Read More

Publications of Interest Selected Publications By SEAL Members David J. Herring, Fathers and Child Maltreatment: A Research Agenda Based on Evolutionary Theory and Behavioral Biology Research, 31 Children and Youth Services Review 935-945 (2009) [link] Robin Bradley Kar, The Second-Person Standpoint and the Law (April 14, 2010) [link]… Read More