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State College

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noun

  1. a city in central Pennsylvania.


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Claudia Nicolae, assistant professor of molecular and precision medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, also contributed to the study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

“Both the District Attorney’s Office and the State College Police Department have reviewed video evidence of this incident and do not believe that a charge of Aggravated Assault is supported by the evidence.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Penn State freshman Gavin McKenna, 18, was arraigned Wednesday and released on $20,000 unsecured bail, according to the State College Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

In peacetime, it is a small town the size of Sarasota, Fla., or State College, Pa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Years after I left the area, four of my former students would attend Virginia State College.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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