Here’s a story that appeared on the University of Miami’s website a couple of days ago:
Like so many post-quake emergencies, this one was urgent. Doctors at the University of Miami’s hospital in Haiti knew a 13-year-old survivor of the January 12 cataclysm would not live without surgery. But they were not equipped to perform it.
With [...]

From the 2010-01-26 issue of NIST Tech Beat:
Engineered Metamaterials Enable Remarkably Small Antennas

This Z antenna tested at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is smaller than a standard antenna with comparable properties. Its high efficiency is derived from the “Z element” inside the square that acts as a metamaterial, greatly boosting the signal sent [...]

In this issue:

A Message From IARU President Tim Ellam
Haiti Earthquake Report

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A Message From Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA
Secretary Stafford requested that I provide an update on IARU activities for the IARU E-Letter. I am pleased to do so.
Some recent activities:

IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD and IARU Coordinator for Emergency Communications, Hans Zimmermann, [...]

While we’re at it, here’s a video report from CNN about the work one ham is doing to pass traffic to and from Haiti:

This came from the ARRL PR Mailing List:
Manager, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Primary Objective of Position:
Develop and maintain ARRL’s Emergency Communications and Emergency Preparedness functions, both internally and externally.
Accountability:
The Manager, Emergency Preparedness and Response reports to the Manager of the Membership and Volunteer Programs Department.
Qualifications:

At least five years experience with amateur radio emergency communications [...]

At first, I wasn’t going to blog about this, but one of my readers persuaded me that it was noteworthy. This is a condensation of a news item on the ARRL website. Read the complete article, then contact your representative and tell him or her that you support this bill……Dan
On Monday, December 14, S 1755 [...]

This is from the 12/15/09 edition of NIST Tech Beat, a publication of the National Institute of Technology. Shouldn’t hams be doing something like this?…..Dan
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have announced plans to create a demonstration broadband communications network for the nation’s emergency services [...]

From the 10/6/09 issue of NIST Tech Beat:

NIST research that shows that placing a generator 15 feet from your home may not be far away enough to keep deadly carbon monoxide from entering your house. Watch the video!
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NIST research that shows that placing [...]

According to its website,
Singularity University (SU) is an interdisciplinary university whose mission is to assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies in order to address humanity’s grand challenges. With the support of a broad range of leaders in academia, business and [...]

I’m not a big ARES/RACES guy, but this item from the ARRL Letter for 9/4/09 deserves a little extra play:
==> SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
Once again this year, ARRL is a coalition member of the National Preparedness Month. This event is an annual nationwide effort held each September to encourage Americans to take simple [...]