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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. 19, 2016 4:45 pm3546d ago
Iowa’s public universities saw 80,000-some students return to campus Tuesday for a spring semester promising to be more expensive for …
News Jan. 19, 2016 2:14 pm3546d ago
IOWA CITY – After longtime University of Iowa Senior Vice President and Treasurer Doug True retired last year, two administrators …
News Jan. 19, 2016 11:22 am3546d ago
Iowa’s Board of Regents is looking to pay a firm to design and implement a new official website that will …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 18, 2016 6:00 am3547d ago
Iowa for decades has hosted first-in-the-nation caucuses, launching the state-by-state process of winnowing presidential prospects. And over the years, Iowa …
Higher Ed Jan. 15, 2016 7:09 pm3550d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – She had a ‘larger than life” personality, which makes it only fitting that Jamie Lynn Harder’s spirit …
Higher Ed Jan. 14, 2016 6:08 pm3551d ago
IOWA CITY – An 85-year-old, 21-bedroom house originally used by a University of Iowa fraternity but later converted to an …
Higher Ed Jan. 14, 2016 6:17 pm3551d ago
IOWA CITY – Iowans know presidential candidates spend a lot of time in the Hawkeye State – many residents, in …
Higher Ed Jan. 12, 2016 7:45 pm3553d ago
IOWA CITY – An $8 million funding bump that Gov. Terry Branstad proposed for Iowa’s public universities Tuesday as part …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 12, 2016 5:45 pm3553d ago
CORALVILLE — Continuing his month-long campaign across the state in anticipation of its first-in-the-nation caucuses next month, Republican presidential hopeful …
News Jan. 11, 2016 2:58 pm3554d ago
The state Board of Regents has agreed to pay an Indianapolis-based firm up to $71,256 to help develop a new …
Education Jan. 10, 2016 2:26 pm3555d ago
About 10 years before James Tracy attracted national attention for private blog posts casting the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary massacre …
News Jan. 10, 2016 5:00 am3555d ago
IOWA CITY – Questions posed through a new University of Iowa course might seem pretty basic. Do you spend more …
Higher Ed Jan. 7, 2016 9:31 pm3558d ago
In the upcoming semester, new University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld will be a ‘guest participant” in a business course …
News Jan. 7, 2016 2:23 pm3558d ago
IOWA CITY – Any University of Iowa students who unwrapped hoverboards for Christmas in hopes of cruising around campus Marty …
Higher Ed Jan. 5, 2016 7:15 pm3560d ago
A pioneer in printmaking who developed a new technique and device for the art form while on faculty with the …