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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. 7, 2014 4:20 pm4365d 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 pm4365d 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 am4368d 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 pm4369d 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 pm4370d 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 pm4373d 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 am4378d 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 pm4380d 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 am4381d 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 pm4384d 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 pm4386d ago
A task force charged with reviewing how to best allocate state funding to Iowa’s regent universities – including the option …
News Dec. 17, 2013 1:00 pm4386d ago
More than 4,000 students at Iowa’s three regent universities are expected to turn their tassels this weekend during a series …
K-12 Education Dec. 17, 2013 3:30 am4386d ago
For anyone interested in pursuing a law degree, now is the time and the University of Iowa is the place, …
News Dec. 16, 2013 4:05 pm4387d ago
Despite being displaced by the Flood of 2008, the University of Iowa Museum of Art saw record attendance to its …
News Dec. 14, 2013 3:30 am4389d ago
IOWA CITY — Only the very tip of Amanda Liles’s finger could fit into her daughter’s tiny palm. From head …


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