Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in various engineering and computer science disciplines with a focus on research and innovation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1720804 — 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: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Context triple: [University of Nevada, Las Vegas, hasCollege, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering]
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A.
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is the University of Florida’s flagship engineering school, known for its research-intensive programs and contributions to innovation and technology.
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B.
George R. Brown School of Engineering
The George R. Brown School of Engineering is Rice University's engineering school, known for its strong research programs and emphasis on interdisciplinary, hands-on education.
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C.
Shiley School of Engineering
Shiley School of Engineering is the University of Portland’s engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
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D.
Swanson School of Engineering
The Swanson School of Engineering is the University of Pittsburgh’s engineering college, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and applied science.
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E.
Lyle School of Engineering
Lyle School of Engineering is the engineering school of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, known for its programs in areas such as civil, mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering.
- 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: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Target entity description: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in various engineering and computer science disciplines with a focus on research and innovation.
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A.
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is the University of Florida’s flagship engineering school, known for its research-intensive programs and contributions to innovation and technology.
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B.
George R. Brown School of Engineering
The George R. Brown School of Engineering is Rice University's engineering school, known for its strong research programs and emphasis on interdisciplinary, hands-on education.
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C.
Shiley School of Engineering
Shiley School of Engineering is the University of Portland’s engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
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D.
Swanson School of Engineering
The Swanson School of Engineering is the University of Pittsburgh’s engineering college, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and applied science.
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E.
Lyle School of Engineering
Lyle School of Engineering is the engineering school of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, known for its programs in areas such as civil, mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic division
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engineering school ⓘ |
| academicFocus |
civil engineering
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computer engineering ⓘ computer science ⓘ construction management ⓘ electrical engineering ⓘ engineering ⓘ entertainment engineering ⓘ environmental engineering ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ software engineering ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Nevada, Las Vegas ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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surface form:
University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus
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| city |
Las Vegas, Nevada
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surface form:
Las Vegas
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationLevel |
bachelor's degree
ⓘ
doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| hasDepartment |
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
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Department of Computer Science ⓘ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ⓘ Department of Entertainment Engineering and Design ⓘ Department of Mechanical Engineering ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
engineering laboratories
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research centers ⓘ student design studios ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ |
| mission |
education in engineering and computer science
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promotion of research and innovation ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Howard Hughes
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surface form:
Howard R. Hughes
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| offersProgramType |
graduate programs
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undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Nevada, Las Vegas ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
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| researchFocus |
advanced manufacturing
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cybersecurity ⓘ data analytics ⓘ entertainment engineering and design ⓘ renewable energy ⓘ robotics ⓘ sustainable infrastructure ⓘ transportation systems ⓘ unmanned aerial systems ⓘ water resources ⓘ |
| shortName |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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surface form:
UNLV College of Engineering
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| state | Nevada ⓘ |
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: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Description of subject: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in various engineering and computer science disciplines with a focus on research and innovation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.