Vanessa Miller is a Reporter at The Gazette. She focuses on themes such as education, higher education, law and legal affairs, sports, health, and wellness, often exploring topics like lawsuits, campus life, and mental health. Vanessa's work has been featured in numerous publications including the Moline Dispatch Publishing Company, The Daily Nonpareil, and Inside Higher Ed.
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Vanessa Miller's coverage primarily revolves around local news, with a strong focus on government announcements and press releases. She frequently covers topics related to education, healthcare, legislation, construction, and automotive industries in Iowa.
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By: Vanessa Miller
Despite criticism from a committee overseeing the University of Iowa-based Center for Intellectual Freedom, the Board of Regents has blocked center interim director Luciano de Castro from attending a trio of conferences over the next few weeks.
By: Vanessa Miller
Smoldering heat blanketing the state — driving indexes over 100 degrees and humidity above 65 percent — tempered some of the traditional tailgating Saturday for the Hawkeyes’ home opener, which in typical years generates crowds of more than 100,000.
By: Vanessa Miller
IOWA CITY — A University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band member has been taken off life support after suffering a heat stroke and sudden cardiac arrest during Saturday's home football game against Northern Illinois in Kinnick Stadium.
A University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band member has died after suffering a heat stroke and sudden cardiac arrest during Saturday’s home football game against Northern Illinois in Kinnick Stadium.
By: Vanessa Miller
Joining a growing group of colleges and universities hoping to interest more students by slashing their “sticker price,” Coe College on Wednesday unveiled a 46% tuition cut for next year — dropping tuition to $31,850 from this fall’s $58,780.
By: Vanessa Miller
University of Iowa Health Care has scrapped plans to build a new $2 billion inpatient tower — at least for now — and rather is “modernizing and expanding existing spaces across the health system, specifically on the university and downtown campuses.”
By: Vanessa Miller
After back-to-back denials of any increase in state support for Iowa’s public university general education budgets, the campuses are trying again — with each seeking a $2 million bump in general education appropriations in the next budget year.
After a member of the Hawkeye Marching Band died last weekend following a heat stroke and sudden cardiac arrest during Iowa's sweltering game against Northern Illinois, the nearly 70,000-capacity stadium will be called to unite in a moment of silence before kickoff to honor and remember Derek Phillips.
After a Hawkeye Marching Band member died last weekend following a heat stroke and cardiac arrest during Iowa’s game against Northern Illinois, the nearly 70,000 in Kinnick will unite in a moment of silence before kickoff to remember Derek Phillips.
By: Vanessa Miller
IOWA CITY — Iowa State University and the University of Iowa this fall are reporting smaller student bodies and freshman classes than last year — while the University of Northern Iowa is up in both categories, achieving its highest total enrollment since 2020 thanks to aggressive efforts to attract neighboring-state students.
