University of Wisconsin–Madison

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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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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
University of Wisconsin–Madison canonical	459
University of Wisconsin–Madison campus	52
UW–Madison	4
University of Wisconsin Athletic Department	2
University of Wisconsin–Madison administration	2
University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty	2
UW	1
UW–Madison campus	1
University of Wisconsin	1
University of Wisconsin students	1
University of Wisconsin–Madison (as a stand-in for the fictional college)	1
University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science	1
University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension	1
University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries	1
University of Wisconsin–Madison athletics	1
University of Wisconsin–Madison buildings	1
University of Wisconsin–Madison culture	1
University of Wisconsin–Madison main campus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3537 — 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–Madison
Context triple: [Association of American Universities, hasMember, University of Wisconsin–Madison]

A. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a major American public research university known for its strong engineering, computer science, and information science programs.
B. University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a major public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and prominent athletic tradition.
C. University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago renowned for its rigorous academics, influential scholarship across disciplines, and significant contributions to economics, law, and the social sciences.
D. Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, known for its strong programs in medicine, engineering, and the arts and sciences.
E. Carleton College
Carleton College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, known for its rigorous academics, close-knit residential community, and strong emphasis on undergraduate education.
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–Madison
Target entity description: 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.

A. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a major American public research university known for its strong engineering, computer science, and information science programs.
B. University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a major public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and prominent athletic tradition.
C. University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago renowned for its rigorous academics, influential scholarship across disciplines, and significant contributions to economics, law, and the social sciences.
D. Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, known for its strong programs in medicine, engineering, and the arts and sciences.
E. Carleton College
Carleton College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, known for its rigorous academics, close-knit residential community, and strong emphasis on undergraduate education.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flagship university ⓘ land-grant university ⓘ public research university ⓘ sea-grant university ⓘ space-grant university ⓘ
academicStaffApprox	2000+ ⓘ
administrativeStaffApprox	10000+ ⓘ
affiliation	APLU ⓘ Association of American Universities ⓘ Big Ten Academic Alliance ⓘ URA ⓘ Universitas 21 ⓘ
athleticsBrand	Wisconsin Badgers football ⓘ surface form: Wisconsin Badgers
athleticsConference	Big Ten Conference ⓘ
campusBorders	Lake Mendota ⓘ
campusSizeAcresApprox	900+ ⓘ
campusType	urban ⓘ
chancellor	Jennifer L. Mnookin ⓘ
cityRole	largest employer in Madison ⓘ
colors	cardinal ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endowmentCurrency	US dollar ⓘ surface form: USD
foundingDate	1848 ⓘ
hasCollege	College of Agricultural and Life Sciences ⓘ College of Engineering ⓘ College of Letters and Science ⓘ Law School ⓘ School of Business ⓘ School of Education ⓘ School of Medicine and Public Health ⓘ School of Pharmacy ⓘ
hasFacility	Camp Randall Stadium ⓘ Kohl Center ⓘ Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery ⓘ Wisconsin Union ⓘ
hasLibrary	College Library ⓘ Memorial Library ⓘ
hasNotableAlumni	Charles Lindbergh ⓘ Dick Cheney ⓘ Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ Gaylord Nelson ⓘ John Bardeen ⓘ Tammy Baldwin ⓘ
hasNotableFaculty	E. B. Fred ⓘ Harry Steenbock ⓘ John W. Tukey ⓘ
knownFor	Wisconsin Idea public service mission ⓘ comprehensive academic programs ⓘ strong research output ⓘ
locatedIn	Madison, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ surface form: Madison, Wisconsin
mascot	Bucky Badger ⓘ
motto	Numen Lumen ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light ⓘ
nickname	University of Wisconsin–Madison self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UW University of Wisconsin–Madison self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UW–Madison Wisconsin ⓘ
partOf	University of Wisconsin System ⓘ
postgraduatesApprox	14000+ ⓘ
president	Jay O. Rothman ⓘ
researchClassification	R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity ⓘ
sportsNickname	Badgers ⓘ
state	Wisconsin ⓘ
studentsApprox	45000+ ⓘ
undergraduatesApprox	30000+ ⓘ
website	https://www.wisc.edu/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (533)

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

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John Ball → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Aldo Leopold → employer → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Michele Norris → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Jeremy Scahill → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Robert D. Murphy → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Jerry Bock → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Errol Morris → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Daniel J. Travanti → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Margery Latimer → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

William S. Harley → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Elmer Winter → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Paul Schuster Taylor → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Grace Wahba → employer → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Grace Wahba → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

John N. Bahcall → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Barkley Rosser → employer → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

JP → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

subject surface form: Jayaprakash Narayan

Gary Best → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

subject surface form: Gary Best (historian)

Alvin Hansen → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Stephen E. Ambrose → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

John Searle → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Vikram Adve → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

John W. Eaton → employer → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

John W. Eaton → almaMater → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Mary Woodard Lasker → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

William Penney → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Paul Blackburn → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

fight song of the University of Wisconsin–Madison → associatedWith → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

subject surface form: On, Wisconsin!

fight song of the University of Wisconsin–Madison → fightSongOf → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

subject surface form: On, Wisconsin!

Judge Charles D. Rosa → associatedWith → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles D. Rosa

Wisconsin Badgers → represents → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Wisconsin Badgers → governingBody → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of Wisconsin Athletic Department

Wisconsin Badgers → foundedBy → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Wisconsin Badgers → usesAbbreviation → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

this entity surface form: UW–Madison

University of Wisconsin Marching Band → partOf → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Carl Beck → associatedWith → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Lorraine Hansberry → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

S. Rao Kosaraju → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Erik Olin Wright → employer → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

David Zucker → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Rose Lavelle → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Steven Levitan → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Georgia Benkart → employer → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Georgia Benkart → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Bob Suter → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Madison metropolitan area → includesInstitution → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Joseph E. Davies → educatedAt → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

Alan Ameche → collegeAttended → University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ

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