Wisconsin Idea public service mission
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The Wisconsin Idea public service mission is a guiding philosophy that extends the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s teaching and research beyond the campus to directly improve the lives and well-being of people throughout the state and beyond.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wisconsin Idea | 2 |
| Wisconsin Idea public service mission canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T605387 — 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: Wisconsin Idea public service mission Context triple: [University of Wisconsin–Madison, knownFor, Wisconsin Idea public service mission]
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
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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Center for Public Leadership
The Center for Public Leadership is a Harvard Kennedy School institute dedicated to developing principled, effective leaders for public service and social impact through education, research, and fellowships.
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University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is a major American public research university system known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and agriculture, and for producing influential alumni such as Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug.
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D.
Taubman Center for State and Local Government
The Taubman Center for State and Local Government is a research and policy center at Harvard Kennedy School focused on improving governance, management, and policy innovation in state and local governments.
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E.
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is a major public research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known for its diverse academic programs and urban campus serving a large student population.
- 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: Wisconsin Idea public service mission Target entity description: The Wisconsin Idea public service mission is a guiding philosophy that extends the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s teaching and research beyond the campus to directly improve the lives and well-being of people throughout the state and beyond.
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A.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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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B.
Center for Public Leadership
The Center for Public Leadership is a Harvard Kennedy School institute dedicated to developing principled, effective leaders for public service and social impact through education, research, and fellowships.
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C.
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is a major American public research university system known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and agriculture, and for producing influential alumni such as Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug.
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D.
Taubman Center for State and Local Government
The Taubman Center for State and Local Government is a research and policy center at Harvard Kennedy School focused on improving governance, management, and policy innovation in state and local governments.
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E.
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is a major public research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known for its diverse academic programs and urban campus serving a large student population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
guiding philosophy
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public service mission ⓘ university outreach philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
benefit people beyond Wisconsin
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extend university research beyond the campus ⓘ extend university teaching beyond the campus ⓘ improve lives and well-being of people in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| appliesTo | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Wisconsin System ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| documentedIn |
University of Wisconsin System policy documents
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University of Wisconsin–Madison mission statements ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
access to university resources for citizens
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application of research to real-world problems ⓘ service to the state ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
community engagement
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extension of knowledge ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| guides |
public engagement strategies
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service-learning programs ⓘ university outreach activities ⓘ |
| historicalRoot | progressive era reforms in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
faculty
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staff ⓘ students ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
community-based research
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extension services ⓘ policy analysis and consultation ⓘ public lectures and forums ⓘ |
| influences |
university-community partnerships
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university-state government relationships ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Wisconsin Idea public service mission
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surface form:
Wisconsin Idea
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| mottoAssociated | "the boundaries of the university are the boundaries of the state" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wisconsin Idea public service mission
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surface form:
Wisconsin Idea
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| relatedTo |
University of Wisconsin System
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surface form:
Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
lifelong learning initiatives ⓘ outreach programs ⓘ public policy engagement ⓘ |
| scope |
global
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national ⓘ statewide ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| value |
democratic access to knowledge
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evidence-based policymaking ⓘ social responsibility of higher education ⓘ |
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: Wisconsin Idea public service mission Description of subject: The Wisconsin Idea public service mission is a guiding philosophy that extends the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s teaching and research beyond the campus to directly improve the lives and well-being of people throughout the state and beyond.
Referenced by (3)
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Wisconsin Idea public service mission
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this entity surface form:
Wisconsin Idea
Wisconsin Idea public service mission
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this entity surface form:
Wisconsin Idea