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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
News Oct. 29, 2019 7:17 pm2242d ago
IOWA CITY – Nearly two years after losing its dean of students – and upon learning last week that its …
Education Oct. 29, 2019 8:07 pm2242d ago
IOWA CITY – As finding and keeping in-demand nurses and other health care staffers becomes increasingly difficult in a hypercompetitive …
Education Aug. 17, 2021 2:02 pm1584d ago
In each edition of Iowa Ideas magazine, ‘Iowa By the Numbers’ looks at a different data set to see what …
Education Oct. 29, 2019 8:30 am2242d ago
IOWA CITY – As hundreds earlier this month filed into the Voxman Music Building for a panel discussion with five …
Education Oct. 28, 2019 8:00 am2243d ago
IOWA CITY – A growing percentage of younger women are getting breast cancer – with rates among 20-somethings increasing the …
Education Oct. 25, 2019 7:29 pm2246d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa is closing its 6-year-old Office of Outreach and Engagement, affecting eight staffers and …
News Oct. 25, 2019 6:39 pm2246d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, to date, has received more than $1.9 million of …
Education Oct. 24, 2019 9:46 pm2247d ago
Although University of Iowa students say they haven’t heard back from President Bruce Harreld regarding their demands he immediately halt …
Education Oct. 24, 2019 9:25 pm2247d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa can’t afford to lose ground in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, mental …
Education Oct. 23, 2019 7:47 pm2248d ago
MILFORD – Although Iowa’s Board of Regents lists maintaining ‘integrity in the administration of intercollegiate athletic programs” among its highest …
Education Oct. 23, 2019 6:15 pm2248d ago
IOWA CITY – Two upper-level female University of Iowa administrators this week have announced their departures for other schools. Melissa …
Education Oct. 22, 2019 11:48 pm2249d ago
MILFORD – A declining population long has been forecast to threaten higher education institutions that rely on tuition income, but …
Education Oct. 22, 2019 11:32 am2249d ago
IOWA CITY – Although the University of Iowa last month improved its standing on the esteemed U.S. News & World …
Education Oct. 21, 2019 8:20 pm2250d ago
IOWA CITY – Facing mounting patient demands on its staff, facilities and resources, University of Iowa Health Care has created …
Education Oct. 18, 2019 7:21 pm2253d ago
IOWA CITY – Five past and present University of Iowa presidents convened in a half circle of armchairs Friday to …

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