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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 Apr. 26, 2016 6:04 pm3448d ago
Although many U.S. college and university administrators say a lot has changed about the way they respond to and prevent …
Higher Ed Apr. 25, 2016 8:28 pm3449d ago
IOWA CITY – A half-hour after University of Iowa activists called for a boycott of seven meetings announced last week …
News Jun. 21, 2018 4:21 pm2662d ago
Many of Iowa's colleges and universities have growing international populations, and often those students come to campus with war as part of their life experiences. In the Faces of Conflict series, we take a look at how they got here, what life is like for them and what their hope is for the future.
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 22, 2016 6:39 pm3452d ago
IOWA CITY – Years ago, standing in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles to get his unrestricted driver’s license, …
Higher Ed Apr. 21, 2016 6:58 pm3453d ago
With needs growing across Iowa’s public university campuses, fall tuition likely will be growing too, and the Board of Regents …
Higher Ed Apr. 21, 2016 9:44 pm3453d ago
COUNCIL BLUFFS – University of Iowa Health Care patient rates will increase 6 percent in the next budget year, which …
Higher Ed Apr. 21, 2016 5:05 pm3453d ago
Businessman Bruce Rastetter will serve out the remainder of his six-year term on the Board of Regents as its president …
News Apr. 21, 2016 2:09 pm3453d ago
COUNCIL BLUFFS – In response to the University of Iowa’s dedication of two prayer rooms for the Muslim Student Association …
News Apr. 21, 2016 1:08 pm3453d ago
IOWA CITY — As the University of Iowa ramps up efforts to develop a new strategic plan for the next …
Higher Ed Apr. 20, 2016 5:53 pm3454d ago
Unlike in September 2014 when the Board of Regents rejected a University of Iowa proposal to renovate and modernize its …
News Sep. 15, 2025 7:37 am19d ago
IOWA CITY – Before noon Friday, in Trowbridge Hall on the University of Iowa campus, scientists and students alike watched …
Sports Dec. 30, 2022 10:23 am1009d ago
IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa’s first trip to the Rose Bowl in a quarter century resulted in its …
News Apr. 18, 2016 6:17 pm3456d ago
IOWA CITY – Environmental justice – or injustice – is not just a Flint, Mich. issue. It’s a DeBerry, Texas …
News Apr. 17, 2016 3:33 pm3457d ago
Before the last two rounds of state budget negotiations, Iowa’s 15 community colleges asked for between $8 million and $10 …
News Jun. 21, 2018 4:04 pm2662d ago
Many of Iowa's colleges and universities have growing international populations, and often those students come to campus with war as part of their life experiences. In the Faces of Conflict series, we take a look at how they got here, what life is like for them and what their hope is for the future.