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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
Living Nov. 25, 2017 3:00 pm2869d ago
So-called clean-eating tips and suggestions for diet cleanses are everywhere these days, but at what cost? Ruth Litchfield, an Iowa …
News Nov. 23, 2017 1:40 pm2871d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Two decades ago, Thanksgiving looked a lot different for Bob Molsberry. The lifelong athlete, at age 43, …
Higher Ed Nov. 27, 2017 12:31 pm2867d ago
DES MOINES – A U.S. District Court judge is allowing a lawsuit alleging more Title IX violations against Iowa State …
News Nov. 22, 2017 2:44 pm2872d ago
After several judges already sided with former Iowa State University students who accused administrators of violating their free-speech rights by …
Higher Ed Nov. 20, 2017 3:50 pm2874d ago
With two top administrators on their way out the door, Iowa State University on Monday announced an associate vice president …
Higher Ed Nov. 20, 2017 4:39 pm2874d ago
IOWA CITY – After reporting plans to delay a search for a new College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean …
Higher Ed Nov. 20, 2017 1:08 pm2874d ago
AMES — She has stood in a field after dark, wearing night vision goggles and counting grasshoppers on soybean stems. …
Sports Nov. 18, 2017 6:00 am2876d ago
IOWA CITY – Among all the saxophone players in the 260-person University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band, Melissa Myers assumed …
Higher Ed Nov. 15, 2017 1:43 pm2879d ago
IOWA CITY – During a University of Iowa workshop with an international leader in design and innovation thinking, Iowa City …
Higher Ed Nov. 13, 2017 6:14 pm2881d ago
A University of Iowa forum Monday aimed at fielding ‘bold proposals” for ways it can position itself to achieve strategic …
News Nov. 12, 2017 1:33 pm2882d ago
IOWA CITY — About 18 months after University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld established two teams to oversee progress on …
Higher Ed Nov. 10, 2017 10:20 pm2884d ago
IOWA CITY — Seven months away from Mick Starcevich’s final day as president, Kirkwood Community College has four finalists to …
News Nov. 9, 2017 2:02 pm2885d ago
Just over a year after Iowa State University created a new vice president position upon its loss of longtime administrator …
News Mar. 24, 2020 4:39 pm2019d ago
IOWA CITY — Six months after announcing plans to review its employment policies and practices in the wake of high-profile …
Higher Ed Nov. 8, 2017 5:56 pm2886d ago
The 2015 bird flu outbreak was this country’s biggest-ever animal health emergency, and Iowa – a top egg producer and …