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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 Jan. 13, 2020 10:30 am2089d ago
IOWA CITY – As a child of Spanish-speaking parents who met on the U.S. border with Mexico, Russ Ganim grew …
Education Jan. 13, 2020 7:30 am2090d ago
It’s the $18 million question lawmakers face over Iowa’s three public universities when the Iowa Legislature convenes starting Monday. Iowa’s …
Education Jan. 10, 2020 5:35 pm2092d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa’s new associate dean for the arts and humanities was arrested on suspicion of …
Education Jan. 10, 2020 3:50 pm2092d ago
A year after announcing the future of one of Iowa’s oldest higher education institutions was imminently dire, Iowa Wesleyan University …
Education Jan. 8, 2020 6:06 pm2094d ago
IOWA CITY – As a leader in technologies and tools capable of improving flood readiness and resiliency, the University of …
Education Dec. 17, 2021 10:01 am1385d ago
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa applications for human-subject research that warrant a full board review take a median 77 …
Education Jan. 7, 2020 8:41 pm2095d ago
Six months after the state Board of Regents over the summer agreed unanimously to extend the contracts of all its …
Health Care and Medicine Jan. 6, 2020 10:35 am2096d ago
IOWA CITY – Health care workers, like any other typical employees, can fear being punished for making mistakes. But not …
Education Jan. 17, 2022 10:06 am1354d ago
Iowa’s ability to economically thrive in the future hangs on its residents’ digital skills, some say, and state leaders recognizing …
Education Dec. 30, 2019 5:54 pm2103d ago
IOWA CITY – New University of Iowa research out this week associates higher exposure to commonly used insecticides – including …
Education Dec. 27, 2019 4:58 pm2106d ago
IOWA CITY – A highly-specialized plastic surgeon trained in complex and rare procedures is leaving the University of Iowa Hospitals …
Education Dec. 27, 2019 8:00 am2107d ago
More than 10,000 of Iowa’s public university students this fall came from Illinois – making that state second only to …
Education Dec. 25, 2019 6:00 am2109d ago
IOWA CITY – After issuing a first-of-its-kind call earlier this year for vendors interested in providing the University of Iowa …
Education Dec. 25, 2019 12:00 am2109d ago
With ice forming on the metal bleachers in what was then Dyche Stadium – home to the Northwestern Wildcats – …
Education Dec. 24, 2019 4:30 pm2109d ago
IOWA CITY – Women’s rights trailblazer Anita Hill, who in 1991 made history when she aired sexual harassment accusations against …