University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is a major public research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known for its diverse academic programs and urban campus serving a large student population.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee canonical | 17 |
| Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee | 2 |
| UWM | 1 |
| UW–Milwaukee | 1 |
| University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee at Waukesha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T437066 — 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 Wisconsin–Milwaukee Context triple: [Milwaukee, hasUniversity, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]
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A.
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private Catholic research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known for its strong academic programs and prominent NCAA Division I basketball tradition.
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B.
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago is a major public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, known for its strong engineering, health sciences, and urban-focused academic programs.
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C.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a major public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and flagship status within the University of Wisconsin System.
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D.
Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a major public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, known for its urban campus and extensive graduate and professional programs.
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E.
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private Roman Catholic university in Chicago known for its urban campuses, diverse student body, and strong programs in business, law, and the arts.
- 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 Wisconsin–Milwaukee Target entity description: The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is a major public research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known for its diverse academic programs and urban campus serving a large student population.
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A.
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private Catholic research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known for its strong academic programs and prominent NCAA Division I basketball tradition.
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B.
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago is a major public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, known for its strong engineering, health sciences, and urban-focused academic programs.
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C.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a major public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and flagship status within the University of Wisconsin System.
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D.
Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a major public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, known for its urban campus and extensive graduate and professional programs.
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E.
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private Roman Catholic university in Chicago known for its urban campuses, diverse student body, and strong programs in business, law, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public research university
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university ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
architecture and urban planning
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arts and humanities ⓘ business ⓘ education ⓘ engineering ⓘ health sciences ⓘ information studies ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationSystem | higher education ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| governedBy | Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System ⓘ |
| hasAcademicStaff | faculty ⓘ |
| hasCampus | main campus in Milwaukee ⓘ |
| hasCampusFeature |
libraries
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multiple academic buildings ⓘ research facilities ⓘ student housing ⓘ student union ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
commuter-friendly campus
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diverse student body ⓘ research-oriented institution ⓘ |
| hasMission |
community engagement
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research ⓘ teaching ⓘ |
| hasStudentBody | large student population ⓘ |
| hasType | doctoral university ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diverse academic programs
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urban research focus ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milwaukee
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surface form:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degrees
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doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ |
| offersProgramLevel |
graduate programs
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professional programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Wisconsin
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surface form:
State of Wisconsin
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| partOf | University of Wisconsin System ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha combined statistical area
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surface form:
Milwaukee metropolitan area
Wisconsin ⓘ
surface form:
state of Wisconsin
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| researchActivity | conducts academic research ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| shortName |
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UWM
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
UW–Milwaukee
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Description of subject: The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is a major public research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known for its diverse academic programs and urban campus serving a large student population.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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shortName
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University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UWM
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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shortName
→
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UW–Milwaukee
this entity surface form:
Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee
this entity surface form:
Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee
subject surface form:
Southeastern Wisconsin
this entity surface form:
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee at Waukesha
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
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hasAuthorityOver
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University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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