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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401

Brittney J. Miller
As a kid, I couldn’t decide between being a writer or being a scientist. It wasn’t until college that I realized I could combine these passions through science journalism. After graduating from the University of Florida, I moved to the West Coast for the University of California, Santa Cruz’s Science Communication Master’s Program. And now, I’m thrilled to be serving The Gazette as a corps member for Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues. I’m also a journalist on the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a regional collaboration between 10 newsrooms that covers agriculture, water and related issues throughout the basin. Sign up to receive our environment and outdoor newsletter delivered weekly.
Latest Articles by Brittney J. Miller
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 31, 2024 5:00 am557d ago
Screening tests, proposed policies and personal advocacy all help move the needle in the fight against Iowa’s high cancer rates
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 2, 2024 2:03 pm555d ago
In this four-part series, The Gazette investigates Iowa’s cancer crisis — and what the state is doing about it
Environmental News Mar. 22, 2024 10:40 am566d ago
Changing winter conditions are forcing producers to adapt their processes and products for making maple syrup. One northeast Iowa maple syrup producer tapped his trees in January, 22 days earlier than ever before.
Energy Mar. 14, 2024 10:50 am574d ago
However, an Iowa court decision is temporarily pausing build-out of other transmission projects.
Environmental News Mar. 14, 2024 9:38 am574d ago
UI instructor and nonprofit director Fred Meyer reveals new Earthmind programming for students
Weather Mar. 5, 2024 7:57 am583d ago
February temperatures across Eastern Iowa reached record highs in the 70s, largely thanks to the El Niño effect.
Energy Mar. 2, 2024 5:00 am586d ago
The ISU Electric Power Research Center won a $9.5 million federal grant for the project.
Agriculture Mar. 1, 2024 8:17 am587d ago
New U.S. Department of Agriculture data reveals that some counties, especially in Northeast and East-Central Iowa, produced millions less bushels last year.
Weather Feb. 26, 2024 8:07 am591d ago
Cedar Rapids is on track to have its warmest winter on record, a National Weather Service meteorologist told The Gazette
Environmental News Feb. 23, 2024 5:30 am594d ago
The project, which would require around $500,000 upfront, would congregate hordes of drought-related data for residents to easily access.
Agriculture Feb. 19, 2024 5:00 am598d ago
Here’s an update on 12 bills that remain open for passage by the Iowa Legislature -- and two that did not survive -- after the first funnel deadline.
Agriculture Feb. 17, 2024 5:00 am600d ago
The University of Iowa research factored in time pressures, interpersonal relationships, environmental concerns, external stressors and rural amenities
Weather Feb. 16, 2024 7:53 am601d ago
Iowa saw twice as much January precipitation as normal, and above-normal temperatures have chipped away at snowpacks
Energy Feb. 15, 2024 5:30 am602d ago
Iowa ranked 27th in the country with its 308 gigawatt-hours of solar in 2022
Agriculture Feb. 14, 2024 8:05 am603d ago
Ag experts optimistic about increase in young farmers.