state university

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of state university

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

To do this, Güllich worked with an international research team that included Michael Barth, assistant professor of sports economics at the University of Innsbruck, D. Zach Hambrick, professor of psychology at Michigan State University, and Brooke N. Macnamara, professor of psychology at Purdue University.

From Science Daily

"Direct dating of fossils is a paleontologist's dream," says study co-author Lindsay Zanno, associate research professor at North Carolina State University and head of paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

From Science Daily

To analyze audio recordings of the shooting, the Journal consulted independent experts to review and verify an audio-forensic analysis conducted by Robert Maher, a Montana State University professor who was commissioned by the Spivey family’s legal team.

From The Wall Street Journal

"What we see in this study is the beginning of the story, before opioids became a major issue, and it shows rises in deaths of despair were already beginning to happen when the opioid crisis hit," said Tamar Oostrom, co-author of the study and an assistant professor of economics at The Ohio State University.

From Science Daily

The cuts include a $66 million grant set to pay for a critical rail-safety mechanism in the northern part of the state, $11.7 million to electrify the Fort Collins vehicle fleet, and $11.7 million to Colorado State University Pueblo to study how to power rail vehicles with hydrogen and natural gas.

From Slate