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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 Mar. 30, 2016 6:33 pm3550d ago
The world is shrinking as technology makes it easier to move from country to country, communicate overseas, and share life …
Living Mar. 30, 2016 3:55 pm3550d ago
IOWA CITY – Cancer rates among adolescents and young adults in Iowa have risen over 30-some years – especially among …
Higher Ed Mar. 29, 2016 7:17 pm3551d ago
IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa’s massive art collection, much of it scattered to other places after the devastating …
News Mar. 28, 2016 7:33 pm3552d ago
IOWA CITY – A Chinese court has six months to decide the fate of a former University of Iowa international …
News Mar. 27, 2016 2:44 pm3553d ago
IOWA CITY – Geologists know well that Iowa used to teem with marine life, as it once was under water. …
News Jun. 21, 2018 3:46 pm2737d 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.In Part 1, we meet 20-year-old Monzer Shakally of Syria. His involvement in civil war protests forced him to flee his home for Egypt. He later applied for a student visa, and now studies at the University of Iowa.
Higher Ed Mar. 24, 2016 8:06 pm3556d ago
New University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld is changing the institution’s budgeting process by enabling deans and unit heads to …
Living Mar. 29, 2016 5:46 pm3551d ago
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa Health Care, for a second straight year, has earned the top spot on Forbes …
News Mar. 23, 2016 5:15 pm3557d ago
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld this week said the institution in the coming months must employ …
Higher Ed Mar. 22, 2016 7:03 pm3558d ago
Today, it’s Belgium. Before, it was France. There also is Brazil, where the Zika virus is rampant. And tomorrow could …
Higher Ed Mar. 21, 2016 6:10 pm3559d ago
Two longtime teachers terminated from the Iowa School for the Deaf last week are planning to appeal the decision and …
News Mar. 20, 2016 7:00 am3560d ago
To get on a track for tenure, aspiring professors typically need a doctoral degree or the like — which is …
Higher Ed Mar. 18, 2016 10:28 pm3562d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court has sided against the state’s three public universities in a case involving unpaid assessments to a …
Higher Ed Mar. 18, 2016 5:26 pm3562d ago
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa medical students wait for years to add their pin to the map of where …
Higher Ed Mar. 17, 2016 5:07 pm3563d ago
The Board of Regents on Thursday unanimously agreed to terminate two longtime teachers with the Iowa School for the Deaf …

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