McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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The McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science is Northwestern University's engineering school, known for its interdisciplinary approach that integrates technical education with design, entrepreneurship, and the humanities.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T609919 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Context triple: [Northwestern University, hasAcademicDivision, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science]
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Grainger College of Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, renowned for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and technology research.
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McKelvey School of Engineering
The McKelvey School of Engineering is the engineering school of Washington University in St. Louis, known for its research-intensive programs in areas such as biomedical engineering, computer science, and materials science.
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Pratt School of Engineering
The Pratt School of Engineering is Duke University's engineering school, known for its strong programs in biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and civil and environmental engineering.
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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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Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology is a private research university in Chicago known for its strong engineering, architecture, and technology programs.
- 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: McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Target entity description: The McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science is Northwestern University's engineering school, known for its interdisciplinary approach that integrates technical education with design, entrepreneurship, and the humanities.
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Grainger College of Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, renowned for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and technology research.
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McKelvey School of Engineering
The McKelvey School of Engineering is the engineering school of Washington University in St. Louis, known for its research-intensive programs in areas such as biomedical engineering, computer science, and materials science.
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Pratt School of Engineering
The Pratt School of Engineering is Duke University's engineering school, known for its strong programs in biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and civil and environmental engineering.
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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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Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology is a private research university in Chicago known for its strong engineering, architecture, and technology programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic division
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college of engineering ⓘ engineering school ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
applied science
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biomedical engineering ⓘ chemical engineering ⓘ civil engineering ⓘ computer engineering ⓘ computer science ⓘ engineering ⓘ engineering design ⓘ entrepreneurship ⓘ industrial engineering ⓘ manufacturing engineering ⓘ materials science ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Association of American Universities
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surface form:
Association of American Universities (through Northwestern University)
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| campus |
Chicago campus
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Evanston lakefront campus ⓘ
surface form:
Evanston campus
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| city |
Evanston, Illinois
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surface form:
Evanston
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasFocus |
experiential learning
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human-centered design ⓘ innovation ⓘ research ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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PhD programs in engineering disciplines ⓘ Segal Design Institute ⓘ cooperative engineering education programs ⓘ professional master's programs in engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integration of engineering with design
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integration of engineering with entrepreneurship ⓘ integration of engineering with the humanities ⓘ interdisciplinary engineering education ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Evanston, Illinois ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert R. McCormick ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degree
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doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Northwestern University ⓘ |
| partOf | Northwestern University ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mccormick.northwestern.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: McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Description of subject: The McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science is Northwestern University's engineering school, known for its interdisciplinary approach that integrates technical education with design, entrepreneurship, and the humanities.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Northwestern University
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hasAcademicDivision
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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Evanston lakefront campus
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hasAcademicBuilding
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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this entity surface form:
McCormick School of Engineering facilities
this entity surface form:
Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
McCormick family
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notableInstitutionNamedAfter
→
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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this entity surface form:
McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University
this entity surface form:
McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University
Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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parentOrganization
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
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this entity surface form:
McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University