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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
Education Jan. 12, 2015 3:47 pm3918d ago
Following a monthslong search that drew more than 90 interested candidates, Des Moines’ Drake University on Monday introduced its 13th …
News Jan. 9, 2015 8:45 pm3921d ago
Aiming to grow by up to 5,000 students over the next five years, in part, by enrolling more Iowans, the …
News Jan. 9, 2015 5:10 pm3921d ago
Iowa’s public universities last month submitted proposals to the Board of Regents for tackling in-house suggested efficiencies in the areas …
News Jan. 8, 2015 4:23 pm3922d ago
A former University of Iowa professor was among 12 people killed Wednesday when Islamist gunmen stormed a French satirical weekly …
News Jan. 8, 2015 12:00 am3923d ago
Halfway through her six-year term on Iowa’s Board of Regents, Nicole C. Carroll in November resigned after her family moved …
News Jan. 7, 2015 5:09 pm3923d ago
A lawsuit accusing Iowa State University administrators, including President Steven Leath, of censoring a pro-marijuana student group’s right to free …
News Jan. 6, 2015 10:04 pm3924d ago
Whether Iowa lawmakers will support a new Board of Regents funding model and third-straight tuition freeze by boosting appropriations in …
News Jan. 3, 2015 11:43 am3928d ago
IOWA CITY – With most University of Iowa students away for winter break, crews next week will begin removing 10 …
News Jan. 2, 2015 3:35 pm3928d ago
IOWA CITY – Officials with a union representing thousands of University of Iowa Health Care employees say ‘a lot” of …
Education Dec. 30, 2014 9:00 am3932d ago
As a teenager, Chris Johnson wanted to be a rock star. And he succeeded. The Roseburg, Ore., native and his …
News Dec. 29, 2014 4:58 pm3932d ago
Some parts of the brain in children with Type 1 diabetes grow more slowly than in children without the autoimmune …
News Dec. 25, 2014 7:30 pm3936d ago
A new master’s in the study of law program at the University of Iowa will not dilute the quality of …
News Dec. 22, 2014 10:39 pm3939d ago
Iowa’s newest member of its Board of Regents said she’s ‘honored and excited’ to take on the job that lies …
News Dec. 22, 2014 8:33 pm3939d ago
A handful of emergency medical services providers assembled in a University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ambulance bay last week, …
News Dec. 20, 2014 12:00 am3942d ago
Over the past 16 years, Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter has made more than $1.4 million in political contributions, …