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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
Higher Ed Jan. 3, 2017 8:22 pm3195d ago
The Board of Regents is expected this month to tweak its meeting schedule again, reducing the total number of meetings …
Higher Ed Jan. 3, 2017 7:00 pm3195d ago
When lawmakers convene next week for a new legislative session, they’re expected to promptly address a nearly $100 million shortfall …
Sports Jan. 2, 2017 4:21 pm3196d ago
IOWA CITY – Months after hinting at a ‘multimillion-dollar contribution” in the works for a nearly $90 million renovation of …
News Jan. 1, 2017 1:39 pm3198d ago
JESUP – She thought her firstborn son, her beautiful two-year-old boy, had cancer. In some respects, she hoped he had …
Higher Ed Dec. 31, 2016 6:30 am3199d ago
IOWA CITY – A traditional view of college involves classrooms, books, lectures and labs. But the world is changing, and …
Higher Ed Dec. 30, 2016 8:46 pm3199d ago
IOWA CITY — An epiphany came to University of Iowa junior Maddie LaPage as she sought a reprieve from the …
People & Places Dec. 29, 2016 6:00 pm3200d ago
IOWA CITY — Of his painting, Jackson Pollock once said he had no fear of making changes. He wasn’t afraid …
News Dec. 26, 2016 6:15 am3204d ago
Answering Gov. Terry Branstad’s call for 70 percent of Iowans in the workforce to complete some form of postsecondary training …
People & Places Dec. 23, 2016 5:28 pm3206d ago
IOWA CITY — Jumping off his hospital room couch and sprinting toddler-style toward the floor’s shared toy room Friday afternoon, …
Higher Ed Dec. 21, 2016 4:26 pm3208d ago
The federal government once again is tapping Iowa State University’s expertise as it launches a new manufacturing institute expected to …
Higher Ed Dec. 19, 2016 6:11 pm3210d ago
Temperatures last week plummeted into the teens, with winds gusting above 30 mph. But the arctic blast hasn’t slowed construction …
News Dec. 18, 2016 6:00 am3212d ago
In sixth grade, a teacher at Sequan Gatlin’s middle school in Davenport talked to the ‘academically inclined’ student about options …
News Dec. 16, 2016 3:10 pm3214d ago
Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, who is soon to take the governor reins from Terry Branstad as he heads to …
News Dec. 16, 2016 3:37 pm3213d ago
IOWA CITY – Long before former University of Iowa College of Nursing Dean Rita Ann Frantz died, she and her …
Higher Ed Dec. 15, 2016 12:20 pm3215d ago
Iowa’s public universities this weekend graduate 4,220 students – a total that includes a record and some firsts. The 2,136 …