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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
Iowa State Cyclones Feb. 19, 2019 4:23 pm2493d ago
Iowa State University is eyeing a $25 million upgrade to its 47-year-old Hilton Coliseum that would widen its concourse corridors …
Education Feb. 19, 2019 3:02 pm2493d ago
IOWA CITY – Amid statewide pushback including resolutions, public forums, letters to the editor, and protests, the University of Iowa …
Education Feb. 18, 2019 8:36 pm2493d ago
IOWA CITY – In looking to monetize its utilities operation and create a new revenue stream, the University of Iowa …
Education Feb. 16, 2019 2:24 pm2496d ago
Iowa State University has never completed a final report on its Flight Service Department after the operation stumbled into the …
Education Feb. 15, 2019 7:08 pm2497d ago
Lawmakers who for years have been trying to reel in Board of Regents construction practices that skip a step in …
Education Feb. 15, 2019 5:12 pm2497d ago
IOWA CITY – A University of Iowa first-year student who died during January’s polar vortex had hypothermia and evidence of …
Education Feb. 15, 2019 2:17 pm2497d ago
IOWA CITY – With his wife’s life hanging on the precision of a surgeon’s blade and the luck of a …
Education Feb. 15, 2019 2:37 pm2497d ago
IOWA CITY – When snow blew Monday into Iowa City, many workers around town packed up early. Clubs and sports …
Education Feb. 12, 2019 7:58 pm2500d ago
IOWA CITY – Some University of Iowa faculty members Tuesday voiced skepticism about an idea administrators aired last week to …
Education Feb. 12, 2019 7:06 pm2500d ago
Iowa’s public universities have leaned more heavily on private donors in the wake of state funding cuts, a tighter federal …
Education Feb. 11, 2019 7:17 pm2501d ago
IOWA CITY – One month before federal investigators detained a former University of Iowa medical student they suspected of pursuing …
Government & Politics Mar. 7, 2023 3:08 pm1016d ago
DES MOINES – A day after a federal judge barred the University of Iowa from throwing off campus a Christian …
Community Feb. 10, 2019 11:28 am2502d ago
A World War II veteran, baseball aficionado and epic storyteller with plenty of material from his 92 years, Cedar Rapids-native …
Education Feb. 8, 2019 5:40 pm2504d ago
IOWA CITY – Responding to new, often harsh higher education revenue realities and a call from the governor to think …
Education Feb. 7, 2019 7:38 pm2505d ago
IOWA CITY – Although a Christian student group this week claimed victory over the University of Iowa in a ‘religious …

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