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State College We are
located in the geographic center of Pennsylvania, approximately a 3 hour drive
from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia,
and a 4 hour drive from Washington D.C. and New York City. Our
airport receives direct flights from Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington
D.C. (Dulles), Detroit, and Cincinnati with flights on U.S. Airways, United, Northwest
(jet service), and Delta airlines (jet service).
State College was ranked No. 1 as the lowest stress city in the United States by Psychology Today. It was rated by Places Almanac as the seventh safest city. In Money magazine, State College was rated fifth as best place to live among northeast small cities. University Park versus State College? The address name "University Park" applies only to The Pennsylvania State University campus. The university is located in the middle of the small town of State College. Therefore, University Park is contained within State College.
StateCollege.com: Local news, entertainment, restaurants, classifieds, and tourism info. Centre Daily Times: The local newspaper with updated news and information on the area.
CentreCounty.com:
Covering all of Centre County, this website contains local news & info, a
dining guide, and information on nearby towns.
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State University is one of the 10 largest schools in the United States, with 24 locations within Pennsylvania, including Altoona, Harrisburg, and York. University Park, the main campus, is located in the town of State College at the base of the Appalachian foothills and educates over 45,000 graduate and undergraduate students. We are "Penn State". Visit the Penn State website here.
Penn State Astrobiology Research Center
(PSARC)
is one of 12 astrobiology research centers (Teams) currently active in the
NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI).
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Penn State Astrobiology
Research Center