University of California, Irvine

E29260

educational institution public research university university

The University of California, Irvine is a public research university in Southern California known for its strong science and engineering programs, vibrant campus life, and status as a leading institution in the UC system.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
University of California, Irvine canonical	62
University of California, Irvine campus	5
UC Irvine campus	2
UC Irvine	1
UCI	1
University of California Irvine campus	1
University of California, Irvine campus master plan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22387 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of California, Irvine
Context triple: [University of California, campus, University of California, Irvine]

A. University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara is a public research university known for its strong academic programs, coastal campus, and vibrant student life.
B. University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego is a leading public research university in La Jolla, California, renowned for its strengths in science, engineering, medicine, and the arts.
C. University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a leading public research university in Los Angeles renowned for its strong academic programs, influential research, and competitive athletics.
D. University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is a leading public research university renowned for its academic excellence, groundbreaking innovation, and historic role in social and political movements.
E. San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of California, Irvine
Target entity description: The University of California, Irvine is a public research university in Southern California known for its strong science and engineering programs, vibrant campus life, and status as a leading institution in the UC system.

A. University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara is a public research university known for its strong academic programs, coastal campus, and vibrant student life.
B. University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego is a leading public research university in La Jolla, California, renowned for its strengths in science, engineering, medicine, and the arts.
C. University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a leading public research university in Los Angeles renowned for its strong academic programs, influential research, and competitive athletics.
D. University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is a leading public research university renowned for its academic excellence, groundbreaking innovation, and historic role in social and political movements.
E. San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ public research university ⓘ university ⓘ
abbreviation	University of California, Irvine self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UC Irvine UCI ⓘ
academicStaff	faculty ⓘ
athleticsAffiliation	NCAA Division I ⓘ
athleticsConference	Big West Conference ⓘ
campusDesign	concentric campus layout ⓘ
campusType	suburban campus ⓘ
city	Irvine ⓘ surface form: Irvine, California
classification	R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity ⓘ
colors	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	STEM education ⓘ interdisciplinary research ⓘ
founder	University of California Board of Regents ⓘ
foundingYear	1965 ⓘ
governingBody	University of California Board of Regents ⓘ surface form: Regents of the University of California
hasCampus	Aldrich Park ⓘ
hasCollege	Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences ⓘ School of Biological Sciences ⓘ School of Engineering ⓘ School of Humanities ⓘ School of Law ⓘ School of Medicine ⓘ School of Physical Sciences ⓘ School of Social Sciences ⓘ School of the Arts ⓘ
hasLibrarySystem	UCI Libraries ⓘ
knownFor	biological sciences programs ⓘ computer science programs ⓘ engineering programs ⓘ research activity ⓘ science programs ⓘ vibrant campus life ⓘ
mascot	Peter the Anteater ⓘ
memberOf	Association of American Universities ⓘ University of California system ⓘ
motto	Fiat lux ⓘ
mottoEnglish	Let there be light ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
nickname	Peter the Anteater ⓘ surface form: Anteaters
offers	graduate programs ⓘ professional degrees ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ
partOf	University of California system ⓘ surface form: University of California
region	Southern California ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California

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Referenced by (73)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of California system → campus → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: University of California

Southern California → hasUniversity → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

David Benioff → educatedAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

University of California Board of Regents → oversees → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

UCI WorldTour → governingBodyAbbreviation → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCI

Susan Alice Buffett → educatedAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Orange County, California → contains → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

David Easton → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

University of California, Irvine → abbreviation → University of California, Irvine self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UC Irvine

Paul Mockapetris → educatedAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Michael V. Drake → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Irvine → hasUniversity → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Irvine → hasMajorEmployer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Gregory Benford → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

William Pereira → notableWork → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of California, Irvine campus master plan

William Pereira → designed → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of California, Irvine campus

Karl Rubin → workInstitution → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

David Friedman → educatedAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: David Benioff

David W. C. MacMillan → almaMater → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Peter Navarro → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Henry Samueli → donatedTo → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Richard Schoen → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Big West Conference → hasMemberInstitution → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

John C. Avise → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Jacques Derrida → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Aijaz Ahmad → taughtAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Peter the Anteater → mascotOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

School of Biological Sciences → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Biological Sciences (UC Irvine)

School of Biological Sciences → campus → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Biological Sciences (UC Irvine)

this entity surface form: UC Irvine campus

School of Physical Sciences → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Physical Sciences (UC Irvine)

School of Physical Sciences → campus → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Physical Sciences (UC Irvine)

this entity surface form: UC Irvine campus

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences → parentOrganization → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences → campus → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of California, Irvine campus

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences → collegeWithin → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

School of the Arts → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of the Arts (University of California, Irvine)

School of the Arts → parentOrganization → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of the Arts (University of California, Irvine)

School of the Arts → isAcademicUnitOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of the Arts (University of California, Irvine)

UCI Libraries → parentOrganization → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

School of Social Sciences → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Social Sciences (UC Irvine)

School of Medicine → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: UC Irvine School of Medicine

Mockapetris → educatedAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: Paul Mockapetris

School of Humanities → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Humanities (University of California, Irvine)

School of Humanities → campus → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Humanities (University of California, Irvine)

this entity surface form: University of California, Irvine campus

School of Law → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: University of California, Irvine School of Law

School of Law → campus → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: University of California, Irvine School of Law

School of Engineering → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Engineering (University of California, Irvine)

School of Engineering → campus → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Engineering (University of California, Irvine)

this entity surface form: University of California, Irvine campus

School of Engineering → academicUnitOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Engineering (University of California, Irvine)

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