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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 May. 30, 2015 3:06 pm3780d ago
If all goes as planned, Mike McConaughy will complete his associate of applied science degree at Kirkwood Community College next …
May. 29, 2015 11:04 pm3781d ago
When the Board of Regents earlier this year put out a call for search firms to help find the next …
News May. 28, 2015 6:07 pm3782d ago
IOWA CITY – As a pediatric kidney specialist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Patrick Brophy has seen …
News May. 26, 2015 1:00 am3785d ago
IOWA CITY – Being sleepy at work – something millions of Americans experience regularly – can be challenging, annoying, or …
News May. 25, 2015 8:00 pm3785d ago
IOWA CITY – As creative director and product designer for Amazon Inc.’s Lab126 in Silicon Valley, Mike Bauerly daily is …
News May. 22, 2015 2:57 pm3788d ago
As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen partnerships with area community colleges and their students, the University of Iowa’s Tippie …
News May. 20, 2015 6:03 pm3790d ago
When Des Moines-based AIB College of Business begins its final academic year in the fall, 356 students are expected to …
News May. 19, 2015 6:40 pm3791d ago
AMES – I would feel uncomfortable without constant access to information through my smartphone. I would be annoyed if I …
News May. 18, 2015 9:04 pm3792d ago
IOWA CITY – On a whim, as a University of Iowa freshman in 2010, Audrey Williams enrolled in an intensive …
News May. 15, 2015 10:36 pm3795d ago
The former director of Iowa State University’s American Indian Studies Program has agreed to resign Aug. 14 as part of …
News May. 15, 2015 9:19 pm3795d ago
IOWA CITY – When Alfonza Brown was in fifth grade, his teacher read an excerpt from ‘The Hot Zone,” billed …
News May. 14, 2015 11:08 pm3796d ago
IOWA CITY – With some minority students describing the University of Iowa as uncomfortable and unsafe, administrators are laying plans …
Education Mar. 10, 2023 2:39 pm939d ago
Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa representatives are continuing to call for an ‘all hands on deck” approach …
News May. 11, 2015 1:00 am3800d ago
IOWA CITY — Here’s the truth for Hunter Gillaspie — typical fraternities exude masculinity. ‘I had interviews with more traditional …
News May. 8, 2015 4:25 pm3802d ago
IOWA CITY — A 21-member group convened to help find the next University of Iowa president is close to finalizing …