Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which Ivy League school is located in the “Nutmeg State”?"
Connecticut is known as “The Nutmeg State”, which is derived from the practice of the Connecticut peddlers who traveled about selling nutmegs. Yale University is an Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Yale has nurtured many notable alumni, including five U.S. Presidents. Other distinguished Yale alumni include actress Meryl Streep, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward and actor Edward Norton.