University of Maine at Machias

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higher education institution public university

The University of Maine at Machias is a small public university in Machias, Maine, known for its focus on environmental liberal arts and coastal studies.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
University of Maine at Machias canonical	9
University of Maine at Machias athletics	1
University of Maine at Machias campus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2138838 — 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 Maine at Machias
Context triple: [Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System, hasJurisdictionOver, University of Maine at Machias]

A. University of Maine at Presque Isle
The University of Maine at Presque Isle is a public liberal arts university in northern Maine known for its personalized, competency-based education and role as a regional center for higher learning.
B. University of Maine at Farmington
The University of Maine at Farmington is a public liberal arts college known for its strong teacher education programs and close-knit campus community in western Maine.
C. University of Maine at Fort Kent
The University of Maine at Fort Kent is a public university in northern Maine known for its small-campus environment and programs that often emphasize rural, environmental, and cross-border (U.S.–Canada) studies.
D. University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university in Orono, Maine, known as the state's flagship institution and alma mater of author Stephen King.
E. University of Maine System
The University of Maine System is a public university system that oversees multiple campuses and institutions of higher education across the state of Maine.
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 Maine at Machias
Target entity description: The University of Maine at Machias is a small public university in Machias, Maine, known for its focus on environmental liberal arts and coastal studies.

A. University of Maine at Presque Isle
The University of Maine at Presque Isle is a public liberal arts university in northern Maine known for its personalized, competency-based education and role as a regional center for higher learning.
B. University of Maine at Farmington
The University of Maine at Farmington is a public liberal arts college known for its strong teacher education programs and close-knit campus community in western Maine.
C. University of Maine at Fort Kent
The University of Maine at Fort Kent is a public university in northern Maine known for its small-campus environment and programs that often emphasize rural, environmental, and cross-border (U.S.–Canada) studies.
D. University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university in Orono, Maine, known as the state's flagship institution and alma mater of author Stephen King.
E. University of Maine System
The University of Maine System is a public university system that oversees multiple campuses and institutions of higher education across the state of Maine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	higher education institution ⓘ public university ⓘ
abbreviation	UMM ⓘ UMaine Machias ⓘ linked to: Machias, Maine
academicFocus	coastal studies ⓘ environmental liberal arts ⓘ
accreditation	New England Commission of Higher Education ⓘ
athleticsAffiliation	USCAA ⓘ
athleticsLevel	small-college athletics ⓘ
campusSetting	rural ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focusesOn	coastal community issues ⓘ community engagement ⓘ environmental policy ⓘ environmental sustainability ⓘ experiential learning ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ
fundingType	public ⓘ
governedBy	Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System ⓘ
hasCampusFeature	access to Gulf of Maine ⓘ coastal location ⓘ
hasEmphasis	personalized education ⓘ place-based learning ⓘ small class sizes ⓘ
hasMascot	Clippers ⓘ
hasSpecialization	environmental science ⓘ marine and coastal ecosystems ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ
hasStudentBodySize	small enrollment ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Machias, Maine ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Maine ⓘ Washington County, Maine ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degree ⓘ
offersProgram	biology ⓘ business and entrepreneurship ⓘ education ⓘ environmental studies ⓘ marine biology ⓘ recreation and tourism management ⓘ
operatedBy	State of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine
partOf	University of Maine System ⓘ
region	New England ⓘ
sector	public higher education ⓘ
servesRegion	Downeast Maine ⓘ
typeOfInstitution	four-year college ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System → hasJurisdictionOver → University of Maine at Machias ⓘ

University of Maine System → hasPart → University of Maine at Machias ⓘ

University of Maine System → hasCampus → University of Maine at Machias ⓘ

subject linked to: UMS

Machias → hasEducationalInstitution → University of Maine at Machias ⓘ

Chancellor of the University of Maine System → hasAuthorityOver → University of Maine at Machias ⓘ

Machias, Maine → hasInstitution → University of Maine at Machias ⓘ

Clippers → represents → University of Maine at Machias ⓘ

Clippers → usesAsMascotBy → University of Maine at Machias ⓘ

Clippers → teamNameOf → University of Maine at Machias athletics ⓘ

linked to: University of Maine at Machias

Clippers → universityFullName → University of Maine at Machias ⓘ

Clippers → campus → University of Maine at Machias campus ⓘ