state university

noun

1. a university maintained by the government of a state.

Word History and Origins

Origin of state university¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

Now, using a special nickel-based catalyst, researchers have figured out a way to save much of this precious energy by turning captured carbon dioxide directly into methane, said Tomaz Neves-Garcia, lead author of the study and a current postdoctoral researcher in chemistry and biochemistry at The Ohio State University.

From Science Daily

"Most people who lose weight regain it," said Glenn Gaesser, professor at Arizona State University and co-author of the study.

From Science Daily

For one, many researchers with huge followings on X had already established a similar presence on Bluesky without using it much, a recently published paper found, possibly because of the similarities in the two platforms, according to Ujun Jeong, a computer scientist at Arizona State University and one of the study’s authors.

From Science Magazine

In a preprint published earlier this year, Pennsylvania State University data scientist Sarah Rajtmajer and her colleagues followed more than 7500 academics who used Mastodon from just after Musk acquired Twitter until 1 year later.

From Science Magazine

The impetus behind tariffs is often to level the economic playing field, such as to avoid letting China subsidize production to create monopolies, said Usha Haley, professor of international business at Wichita State University.

From Salon