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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, 2021 5:11 pm1724d ago
Iowa’s Appeal Board on Tuesday agreed the state should pay a former University of Iowa employee $175,000 to settle a …
Education Jan. 12, 2021 5:14 pm1724d ago
Amid the chaos of budget concerns, waning collegiate prospects in the region and a pandemic that’s drastically altered higher education, …
Education Jan. 11, 2021 5:40 pm1725d ago
Two weeks before the start of the spring semester, Iowa State University on Monday resumed on-campus COVID-19 testing and initiated …
Health Care and Medicine Jan. 8, 2021 6:35 pm1728d ago
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa Health Care is continuing to recruit volunteers to participate in another large COVID-19 vaccine …
Education Jan. 8, 2021 5:04 pm1728d ago
The Iowa State University College Republicans student group, which urged people after the November election to ‘arm up,” tweeted on …
Government & Politics Jan. 8, 2021 7:41 am1728d ago
Both of Iowa’s Republican U.S. senators said Thursday that President Donald Trump displayed poor leadership and bears some responsibility for …
Education Jan. 7, 2021 5:59 pm1729d ago
IOWA CITY — Although millions of distributed COVID-19 vaccine doses have yet to make it into American arms, University of …
Education Jan. 6, 2021 10:15 am1730d ago
Iowa lawmakers for years have refused to fund the Board of Regents’ full appropriations requests – at times delivering debilitating …
Education Jan. 6, 2021 11:52 am1730d ago
As the state’s official student financial aid agency for more than 50 years, Iowa College Aid is limited in the …
Education Jan. 4, 2021 11:48 am1732d ago
IOWA CITY – New college graduates always face uncertainty. Will they get a job? Where will they live? What will …
Education Dec. 29, 2020 5:08 pm1738d ago
In a year that’s forced Iowa’s public universities to think outside the box – or classroom – all three campuses …
Education Dec. 29, 2020 6:15 am1738d ago
IOWA CITY – In 2020, Von Stange oversaw the complex emergent evacuation of thousands of students from University of Iowa …
News Dec. 25, 2020 5:04 pm1742d ago
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa Health Care is expanding its role in the global effort to find vaccines against …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 25, 2020 10:57 pm1741d ago
IOWA CITY – In spelling out her reasoning for temporarily blocking the University of Iowa from cutting its women’s swimming …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 25, 2020 11:02 pm1741d ago
IOWA CITY – After listening to days of testimony – including from tearful female athletes staring down uncertain futures after …