University of California, Merced
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The University of California, Merced is a public research university in California’s San Joaquin Valley known for being the newest campus in the UC system and for its focus on sustainability and serving diverse, first-generation students.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| University of California, Merced canonical | 14 |
| UC Merced | 3 |
| UC Merced Bobcats | 1 |
| UC Merced Lake Yosemite campus | 1 |
| UC Merced School of Engineering | 1 |
| UC Merced main campus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22390 — 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, Merced Context triple: [University of California, campus, University of California, Merced]
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A.
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public research university known for its distinctive forested campus overlooking the Monterey Bay and its strengths in fields such as astrophysics, marine sciences, and computer science.
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B.
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is a public research university in Riverside, California, known for its diverse student body and strong programs in the sciences, engineering, and the humanities.
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C.
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara is a public research university known for its strong academic programs, coastal campus, and vibrant student life.
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D.
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine is a public research university in Southern California known for its strong science and engineering programs, vibrant campus life, and status as a leading institution in the UC system.
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E.
San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.
- 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, Merced Target entity description: The University of California, Merced is a public research university in California’s San Joaquin Valley known for being the newest campus in the UC system and for its focus on sustainability and serving diverse, first-generation students.
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A.
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public research university known for its distinctive forested campus overlooking the Monterey Bay and its strengths in fields such as astrophysics, marine sciences, and computer science.
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B.
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is a public research university in Riverside, California, known for its diverse student body and strong programs in the sciences, engineering, and the humanities.
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C.
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara is a public research university known for its strong academic programs, coastal campus, and vibrant student life.
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University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine is a public research university in Southern California known for its strong science and engineering programs, vibrant campus life, and status as a leading institution in the UC system.
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E.
San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
University of California campus
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public research university ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
University of California, Merced
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UC Merced
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| academicStaffSize | over 300 ⓘ |
| accreditation | WASC Senior College and University Commission ⓘ |
| athleticsAffiliation | NAIA ⓘ |
| athleticsConference | California Pacific Conference ⓘ |
| campusType | suburban ⓘ |
| city | Merced ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
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gold ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| environmentalCertification | LEED-certified buildings ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| focus |
research
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serving first-generation students ⓘ serving underrepresented students ⓘ sustainability ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 2005-09-05 ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDivision |
School of Engineering
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School of Natural Sciences ⓘ School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts ⓘ |
| hasResidentialCampus | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the newest general campus in the University of California system
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environmental research ⓘ high proportion of first-generation college students ⓘ sustainable campus design ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| mascot | Rufus the Bobcat ⓘ |
| motto | Fiat Lux ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Let there be light ⓘ |
| nickname |
University of California, Merced
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UC Merced
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| offersDegree |
bachelor's degree
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doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
graduate programs
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undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
University of California system
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surface form:
University of California
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| region | San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| sportsNickname |
Bobcat
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surface form:
Bobcats
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| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| studentBodySize | over 8000 ⓘ |
| systemMembership | University of California system ⓘ |
| type | public ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ucmerced.edu ⓘ |
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 California, Merced Description of subject: The University of California, Merced is a public research university in California’s San Joaquin Valley known for being the newest campus in the UC system and for its focus on sustainability and serving diverse, first-generation students.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
University of California
this entity surface form:
UC Merced Bobcats
University of California, Merced
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nickname
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University of California, Merced
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UC Merced
University of California, Merced
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abbreviation
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University of California, Merced
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UC Merced
this entity surface form:
UC Merced
subject surface form:
School of Natural Sciences (UC Merced)
subject surface form:
School of Natural Sciences (UC Merced)
this entity surface form:
UC Merced main campus
subject surface form:
School of Natural Sciences (UC Merced)
this entity surface form:
UC Merced Lake Yosemite campus
subject surface form:
School of Engineering, University of California, Merced
subject surface form:
School of Engineering, University of California, Merced
this entity surface form:
UC Merced School of Engineering
Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Environment
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affiliation
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University of California, Merced
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