Improving our antibiotic use is critical to the safety of our patients and the future of medicine. This can improve patient outcomes, save money, reduce resistance, and help prevent negative consequences such as Clostridium difficile infection. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is undertaking a nationwide effort to appropriately improve antibiotic use in inpatient and outp...

I have taught Computer Science at the University of Iowa for 24 years, and am a long-time member of the Association for Computing Machinery, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. A decade ago, I volunteered to serve on the Iowa Board of Examiners for Voting Machines and Electronic Voting Systems, on which I still serve; In ...