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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
K-12 Education Jan. 14, 2014 3:30 pm4282d ago
The Iowa Board of Regents’ conditional vow to freeze resident undergraduate tuition for a second straight year is closer to …
K-12 Education Jan. 11, 2014 3:30 am4285d ago
For the past 16 years, University of Iowa physics and astronomy professor Craig Kletzing has split his time at work …
News Jan. 8, 2014 5:30 pm4288d ago
A group of Iowa health care organizations – including University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City and Mercy Medical …
News Jan. 8, 2014 3:30 am4288d ago
Does your smart phone illuminate when you’re not using it? Does its camera light blink at random times? Do you …
K-12 Education Jan. 7, 2014 4:20 pm4289d ago
College rankings – like those published by U.S. News & World Report – can be misleading, skewed, and they even …
K-12 Education Jan. 7, 2014 1:11 pm4289d ago
Kirkwood Community College has created a “Purple Heart Scholarship” for recipients of the military honor, or their spouses or children, …
News Jan. 4, 2014 11:00 am4292d ago
Alternatives to the traditional 5K road races and Saturday morning fun runs have been exploding in popularity – from off-road …
News Jan. 3, 2014 3:21 pm4293d ago
University of Iowa President Sally Mason has joined a growing number of academic leaders, organizations and institutions in opposition of …
News Jan. 2, 2014 5:00 pm4294d ago
For the first time in recent history, the University of Iowa’s four-year graduation rate has topped 50 percent, according to …
News Dec. 30, 2013 5:00 pm4297d ago
University of Iowa researchers have developed a new vaccine to protect against Staphylococcus-caused pneumonia, and they hope it will be …
K-12 Education Dec. 25, 2013 6:00 am4302d ago
Among 102 researchers honored Monday as recipients of the “presidential early career award for scientists and engineers” are two Iowa-based …
News Dec. 23, 2013 2:45 pm4304d ago
The University of Iowa has agreed to revise its policy – and pay $10,000 – after a student with disabilities …
News Dec. 22, 2013 3:30 am4305d ago
On a night in September, following an agonizing few months that saw her daughter diagnosed with a rare form of …
Business News Dec. 19, 2013 5:00 pm4308d ago
Annual “state of the state” addresses might seem like your standard political rhetoric, but a University of Iowa researcher says …
K-12 Education Dec. 17, 2013 4:30 pm4310d ago
A task force charged with reviewing how to best allocate state funding to Iowa’s regent universities – including the option …