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Vanessa Miller
I’ve covered lots of beats over my decades as a reporter, and one reason I really enjoy higher education is because it touches on them all. One day I’m writing about science and interviewing University of Iowa NASA researchers, the next I’m writing about health care, or agriculture, or a new Iowa State-supported business, or athletic budgets, or criminal justice, or the Legislature and potential bills affecting Iowa’s university and college campuses. I also love that I get to investigate and dig deep on some stories, report hard news, and then also share incredible and sometimes harrowing tales of survival or discovery. When I’m not working, I’m playing with my kids or following them around to wrestling tournaments. Get the news delivered right to your inbox.
Latest Articles by Vanessa Miller
Education Jul. 6, 2020 7:40 pm1914d ago
IOWA CITY – Roughly 2,000 fewer students are taking courses from Iowa’s public universities this summer than last after the …
Education Aug. 17, 2021 2:00 pm1507d ago
IOWA CITY – Sitting six years ago in a leather-bound arm chair next to Chris Merrill – director of the …
Education Jul. 1, 2020 8:51 pm1919d ago
IOWA CITY – In charting a course for the upcoming pandemic-plagued academic year, the University of Iowa first reviewed its …
Education Jul. 1, 2020 1:34 pm1919d ago
On the eve of a University of Iowa live presentation regarding fall plans for COVID-19-affected academics and classrooms, dozens of …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jun. 30, 2020 7:55 pm1920d ago
IOWA CITY – Big-name Iowa Hawkeyes coaches Kirk Ferentz, Fran McCaffery, Tom Brands and Lisa Bluder will all take 15 …
Education Jun. 30, 2020 9:01 pm1920d ago
IOWA CITY – With tens of thousands of University of Iowa students expected to reinhabit its shuttered campus this fall, …
Education Jun. 30, 2020 8:00 am1920d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa’s own Council on the Status of Women is airing concerns over the College …
Education Jun. 29, 2020 3:51 pm1921d ago
IOWA CITY – With its metaphorical eyes focused on the physical campus experience many students, faculty and staff have been …
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 29, 2020 2:29 pm1921d ago
IOWA CITY – In year 14 as a University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics registered nurse, Laramie Wall is deeply …
Education Jun. 25, 2020 6:36 pm1925d ago
With colleges across Iowa’s public universities continuing to grapple with worsening budget blows – as coronavirus-related losses mount, enrollment projections …
Education Jun. 24, 2020 8:09 pm1926d ago
IOWA CITY – After last week unveiling that a plan to safely return 30,000-plus students to campus this fall includes …
Education Jun. 24, 2020 8:28 pm1926d ago
Addressing multiple higher education hot-button issues – including the need for collaboration during a pandemic that’s reshaped instruction, slammed the …
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 23, 2020 6:18 pm1927d ago
IOWA CITY – After about 4,000 University of Iowa Health Care workers rejected an administrative request that they surrender a …
Education Jun. 27, 2020 11:20 am1923d ago
IOWA CITY – Calling it a ‘unicorn job,” University of Iowa rhetoric instructor Ashley Wells couldn’t bear the thought of …
News Jun. 19, 2020 6:24 pm1931d ago
IOWA CITY – A leader of Iowa City’s recent Black Lives Matter movement arrested this month on misdemeanor and felony …