116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401

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 May. 15, 2020 2:00 pm1966d ago
‘You’re on the clock.” That’s how Iowa native son and big-time movie star Ashton Kutcher began an intimate and personal …
Education May. 14, 2020 7:44 pm1967d ago
IOWA CITY – Fulfilling its very public promise from September to match any donations unassuming fundraiser Carson King generated for …
Education May. 14, 2020 8:30 am1967d ago
Graduation dreams for a 17-year-old Margaret Peterson when she started at Mount Mercy University three years ago involved a walk …
Health Care and Medicine May. 13, 2020 7:30 am1968d ago
IOWA CITY – Three University of Iowa epidemiology and infectious disease experts are urging widespread use of face shields in …
Education May. 12, 2020 9:20 am1969d ago
IOWA CITY – After the University of Iowa vowed in March to keep employees whole through the end of the …
Education May. 12, 2020 8:08 am1969d ago
Joining Iowa’s other public universities, Iowa State University has announced its first confirmed COVID-19 case involving an ISU community member. …
Education May. 9, 2020 12:13 am1973d ago
Iowa State University graduates who celebrated commencement Friday saw lots of caps and gowns, red-and-gold confetti and arenas packed with …
Education May. 8, 2020 7:00 am1973d ago
IOWA CITY – Once upon a time, there was a house in a city that loved literature. It was a …
Education May. 7, 2020 8:17 pm1974d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa on Thursday unveiled new sustainability goals for the next decade that – if …
Health Care and Medicine May. 6, 2020 6:37 pm1975d ago
IOWA CITY – Although treating multiple patients with one ventilator is a medical measure of last resort, there is a …
Health Care and Medicine May. 6, 2020 7:00 am1975d ago
IOWA CITY – Hospital workers on the front line of the nation’s coronavirus battle are risking their own health to …
Education May. 5, 2020 1:23 pm1976d ago
While much remains unknown about the fall semester for college and university students, the state’s Board of Regents on Monday …
Education May. 4, 2020 11:43 am1977d ago
Among the higher education institutions recruiting Lindsay Smith to move from her suburban Chicago home to play soccer three years …
Education May. 2, 2020 12:14 am1980d ago
IOWA CITY – Although more Iowans have college degrees today than they did five years ago, higher education enrollment is …
Health Care and Medicine May. 1, 2020 11:30 am1980d ago
About a month ago, University of Iowa Health Care began enlisting recovered COVID-19 patients to donate plasma as part of …