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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 Jul. 22, 2019 10:30 am2265d ago
IOWA CITY – It was a bone-chilling morning Jan. 19 in Fargo, N.D., reaching a high of just 2 degrees …
Education Jul. 23, 2019 10:54 am2264d ago
IOWA CITY — Just months after joining the University of Iowa faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of …
News Jul. 19, 2019 1:11 pm2268d ago
Crash after crash after crash characterized the U.S. space program in the 1950s. With the space race in full swing …
Education Jul. 18, 2019 6:04 pm2268d ago
Nearly two years after the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital executive director left for another job – just as the …
Education Jul. 18, 2019 10:30 am2269d ago
IOWA CITY – Bats are common in Iowa in the summer, and they occasionally enter buildings – including the University …
Education Jul. 16, 2019 5:35 pm2270d ago
IOWA CITY – Thanks to more support from the U.S. Defense Department for projects aimed at helping military service members, …
Education Jul. 14, 2019 6:43 pm2272d ago
In the name of efficiency, Iowa’s Board of Regents spent $290,000 on a project to help prospective students submit just …
Education Mar. 25, 2020 2:38 pm2018d ago
Former Iowa State University President Steven Leath spent just two years leading Auburn University until unexpectedly resigning last month, but …
News Jul. 12, 2019 10:44 am2275d ago
For most of his 51 years, lifelong Marion resident David Wendell has been infatuated with space — propelling his accumulation …
Education Jul. 11, 2019 8:43 pm2275d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa is powering ahead with its exploration of a public-private partnership to operate its …
Government & Politics Jul. 8, 2019 7:52 pm2278d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Jeff O’Brien hoped ITT Technical Institute would help him get the bachelor’s degree in project and construction …
Health Care and Medicine Jul. 8, 2019 11:00 am2279d ago
Forty-three years ago, in 1976, the United States was celebrating its bicentennial, and Fort Madison native Rebecca Anderson was getting …
News Jul. 8, 2019 7:00 am2279d ago
For years, the Iowa Board of Regents has held that the public universities it governs are within the law to …
Education Jul. 8, 2019 6:55 am2279d ago
IOWA CITY – ‘Soft skills” like communication, problem-solving, group collaboration and team management are becoming increasingly important in the business …
Education Jul. 3, 2019 9:23 pm2283d ago
Former Iowa State University President Steven Leath has sold 145 acres of Central Iowa timber and farmland he had purchased …