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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 Oct. 18, 2013 2:52 pm4446d ago
Forty-three years ago, Craig Struve turned his tassel as a Coe College graduate in history and economics. But after a …
News Oct. 18, 2013 6:00 am4446d ago
Make a circle with your thumb and pointer finger, and hold it to your eye. Now make the circle smaller, …
News Oct. 17, 2013 5:00 pm4447d ago
A University of Iowa study has found that the vast majority of potential users of the new health insurance exchanges …
News Oct. 16, 2013 4:28 pm4448d ago
The medieval combat club at Iowa State University that convenes twice a week to wield foam-padded swords and other weapons …
K-12 Education Oct. 16, 2013 2:23 pm4448d ago
Education was among Leo Nussbaum’s life passions, and he pursued it against the odds for himself and then for the …
K-12 Education Oct. 16, 2013 6:15 am4448d ago
Should Washington legislators continue to disagree on a deal to reopen the shuttered government and raise the debt limit, the …
News Oct. 15, 2013 5:08 pm4449d ago
Tuition rates at Iowa’s three regent universities in the 2014-2015 academic year could remain flat for undergraduate residents, increase for …
K-12 Education Oct. 14, 2013 2:33 pm4450d ago
The University of Iowa’s Caver College of Medicine has one of the country’s strictest conflict of interest policies limiting industry-related …
K-12 Education Oct. 11, 2013 1:23 pm4453d ago
A pediatric cancer specialist with the University of Iowa is among five researchers across the country chosen to receive a …
News Oct. 10, 2013 6:00 pm4454d ago
When the second of four Kirkwood regional centers was conceived for the Linn County area, officials expected it would start …
K-12 Education Oct. 10, 2013 1:06 pm4454d ago
The University of Iowa, like the rest of the state, has started the conversation about what to do with electronic …
News Oct. 10, 2013 7:00 am4454d ago
In a laboratory centered in the University of Iowa’s Bowen Science Building, Patrick M. Schlievert spends his days investigating serious …
News Oct. 9, 2013 5:10 pm4455d ago
University of Iowa scientists, students, ham radio buffs, and space enthusiasts teamed up Wednesday to give the equivalent of a …
K-12 Education Oct. 9, 2013 1:11 pm4455d ago
The University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Management once again has been ranked among Forbes’ best business programs in the …
K-12 Education Oct. 8, 2013 3:05 pm4456d ago
A year and a half after University of Northern Iowa leadership announced controversial cuts to address budget shortfalls, the university’s …


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