University of Maryland
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The University of Maryland is a major American public research university system known for its flagship campus in College Park and its strong programs in science, engineering, and public policy.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44924 — 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 Maryland Context triple: [Rita R. Colwell, employer, University of Maryland]
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A.
George Mason University
George Mason University is a large public research university known for its strong programs in economics, public policy, and law, with its main campus located in Fairfax, Virginia.
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Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University is a prestigious private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, renowned for its leadership in medical, public health, and scientific research.
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C.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a major public research university and the flagship campus of the UMass system, known for its strong academic programs and large, diverse student body.
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D.
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.
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E.
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a prestigious Ivy League research university in Philadelphia known for its strong programs across disciplines, including engineering, business, law, and medicine.
- 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 Maryland Target entity description: The University of Maryland is a major American public research university system known for its flagship campus in College Park and its strong programs in science, engineering, and public policy.
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A.
George Mason University
George Mason University is a large public research university known for its strong programs in economics, public policy, and law, with its main campus located in Fairfax, Virginia.
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B.
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University is a prestigious private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, renowned for its leadership in medical, public health, and scientific research.
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C.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a major public research university and the flagship campus of the UMass system, known for its strong academic programs and large, diverse student body.
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D.
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.
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E.
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a prestigious Ivy League research university in Philadelphia known for its strong programs across disciplines, including engineering, business, law, and medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public university system
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research university system ⓘ |
| academicDisciplineStrength |
computer science
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engineering ⓘ environmental science ⓘ information technology ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationSystemType | public ⓘ |
| fundingType | publicly funded ⓘ |
| governedBy | Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland ⓘ |
| governingState |
Maryland
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surface form:
State of Maryland
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| hasCampus |
Universities at Shady Grove
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ⓘ University of Maryland Global Campus ⓘ University of Maryland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park at Shady Grove ⓘ University of Maryland, Eastern Shore ⓘ |
| hasFlagshipCampus |
University of Maryland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
University of Maryland, College Park
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| hasFocus |
graduate education
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professional education ⓘ research ⓘ undergraduate education ⓘ |
| knownFor |
engineering programs
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public policy programs ⓘ science programs ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maryland ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degree
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doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
business
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computer science ⓘ education ⓘ engineering ⓘ health sciences ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ public policy ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Maryland
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Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| researchActivity | high research activity ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| systemIncludes | multiple campuses ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | public corporation ⓘ |
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 Maryland Description of subject: The University of Maryland is a major American public research university system known for its flagship campus in College Park and its strong programs in science, engineering, and public policy.
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University of Maryland, College Park at Shady Grove
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University of Maryland, College Park
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