University of California, Los Angeles

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educational institution public research university university

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.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
University of California, Los Angeles canonical	581
UCLA	82
UCLA Westwood campus	3
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science	2
UCLA campus	2
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA	1
UCLA College	1
UCLA academic community	1
UCLA administration	1
University of California, Los Angeles campus	1
カリフォルニア大学ロサンゼルス校	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22383 — 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, Los Angeles
Context triple: [University of California, campus, University of California, Los Angeles]

A. 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.
B. Stanford University
Stanford University is a prestigious private research university in the San Francisco Bay Area renowned for its academic excellence, innovation, and influence in technology and entrepreneurship.
C. California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned private research university in Pasadena, California, especially known for its strength in science and engineering and its contributions to space exploration and technology.
D. 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.
E. Occidental College
Occidental College is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California, known for its rigorous undergraduate programs and notable alumni, including former U.S. President Barack Obama.
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, Los Angeles
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. Stanford University
Stanford University is a prestigious private research university in the San Francisco Bay Area renowned for its academic excellence, innovation, and influence in technology and entrepreneurship.
C. California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned private research university in Pasadena, California, especially known for its strength in science and engineering and its contributions to space exploration and technology.
D. 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.
E. Occidental College
Occidental College is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California, known for its rigorous undergraduate programs and notable alumni, including former U.S. President Barack Obama.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ public research university ⓘ university ⓘ
affiliatedWith	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ⓘ UCLA Health ⓘ
athleticsBrand	UCLA Bruins ⓘ
athleticsLevel	NCAA Division I ⓘ
campusLocation	Westwood ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
cityCampus	Los Angeles ⓘ
colors	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endowmentCurrency	USD ⓘ
formerName	Southern Branch of the University of California ⓘ Southern Branch of the University of California ⓘ surface form: University of California, Southern Branch
foundedAs	California State Normal School ⓘ surface form: Southern Branch of the California State Normal School
foundingDate	1919 ⓘ
governedBy	University of California Board of Regents ⓘ surface form: Regents of the University of California
hasAcademicDivision	Anderson School of Management ⓘ College of Letters and Science ⓘ University of California, Los Angeles self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health ⓘ Herb Alpert School of Music ⓘ Luskin School of Public Affairs ⓘ Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science ⓘ surface form: Samueli School of Engineering School of Dentistry ⓘ School of Nursing ⓘ School of Theater, Film and Television ⓘ School of the Arts and Architecture ⓘ
hasAcademicStaff	faculty ⓘ
hasFacility	Pauley Pavilion ⓘ Powell Library ⓘ Rose Bowl Stadium (home football venue) ⓘ Royce Hall ⓘ UCLA Anderson complex ⓘ UCLA Health ⓘ surface form: UCLA Medical Plaza
hasLibrarySystem	UCLA Library ⓘ
hasNickname	Bruins ⓘ
hasNotableProgram	business ⓘ engineering ⓘ film and television ⓘ life sciences ⓘ medicine ⓘ public affairs ⓘ
knownFor	competitive athletics ⓘ influential research ⓘ strong academic programs ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Los Angeles ⓘ
mascot	Joe Bruin ⓘ Josephine Bruin ⓘ
memberOf	Association of American Universities ⓘ Pac-12 Conference ⓘ
motto	Let There Be Light ⓘ
mottoLanguage	English ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degree ⓘ doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ
partOf	University of California system ⓘ surface form: University of California
shortName	University of California, Los Angeles self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UCLA
system	University of California system ⓘ

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Referenced by (676)

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

Bill Walton → collegeAttended → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

University of California, Los Angeles → shortName → University of California, Los Angeles self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCLA

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this entity surface form: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Vinton Cerf → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform → firstDeployedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCLA

Hans Reichenbach → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Brian VanDeMark → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Juan Cole → almaMater → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Jackie Robinson → collegeAttended → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCLA

Angela Davis → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Robin Hanson → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Theodor W. Adorno → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Travis Kalanick → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Leonard Kleinrock → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

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this entity surface form: UCLA

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Paul Baran → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

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this entity surface form: UCLA

Sara Bareilles → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Ava DuVernay → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

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Alonzo Church → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Steve Crocker → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCLA

Pacific-8 Conference → memberInstitution → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Willard F. Libby → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Richard Diebenkorn → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

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Richard Diebenkorn → taughtAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCLA

Dave Roberts → almaMater → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCLA

James Q. Wilson → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

James Franco → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

James Franco → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

physicist Norris Bradbury → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

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Andrew Viterbi → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: UCLA

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Steven F. Udvar-Házy → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Rafer Johnson → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team → university → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

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this entity surface form: UCLA Westwood campus

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Jared → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Jared Diamond

Terence Tao → employer → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Terence Tao → workplace → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

Haldeman → educatedAt → University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: H. R. Haldeman

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