University of California, Irvine

E29260

educational institution public research university university

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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Label	Occurrences
University of California, Irvine canonical	148
UC Irvine	7
University of California, Irvine campus	6
UC Irvine campus	3
UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences	2
The University of California, Irvine	1
UCI	1
University of California Irvine campus	1
University of California, Irvine administration	1
University of California, Irvine campus master plan	1
University of California, Irvine main campus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22387 — 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, Irvine
Context triple: [University of California, campus, University of California, Irvine]

A. 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.
B. University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego is a leading public research university in La Jolla, California, renowned for its strengths in science, engineering, medicine, and the arts.
C. University of California, Los Angeles
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.
D. 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.
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, Irvine
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego is a leading public research university in La Jolla, California, renowned for its strengths in science, engineering, medicine, and the arts.
C. University of California, Los Angeles
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.
D. 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.
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 (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ public research university ⓘ university ⓘ
abbreviation	UC Irvine ⓘ linked to: University of California, Irvine UCI ⓘ
academicStaff	faculty ⓘ
athleticsAffiliation	NCAA Division I ⓘ
athleticsConference	Big West Conference ⓘ
campusDesign	concentric campus layout ⓘ
campusType	suburban campus ⓘ
city	Irvine, California ⓘ linked to: Irvine
classification	R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity ⓘ
colors	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focusesOn	STEM education ⓘ interdisciplinary research ⓘ
founder	University of California Board of Regents ⓘ
foundingYear	1965 ⓘ
governingBody	Regents of the University of California ⓘ linked to: University of California Board of Regents
hasCampus	Aldrich Park ⓘ
hasCollege	Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences ⓘ School of Biological Sciences ⓘ School of Engineering ⓘ School of Humanities ⓘ School of Law ⓘ School of Medicine ⓘ School of Physical Sciences ⓘ School of Social Sciences ⓘ School of the Arts ⓘ
hasLibrarySystem	UCI Libraries ⓘ
knownFor	biological sciences programs ⓘ computer science programs ⓘ engineering programs ⓘ research activity ⓘ science programs ⓘ vibrant campus life ⓘ
mascot	Peter the Anteater ⓘ
memberOf	Association of American Universities ⓘ University of California system ⓘ
motto	Fiat lux ⓘ
mottoEnglish	Let there be light ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
nickname	Anteaters ⓘ linked to: Peter the Anteater
offers	graduate programs ⓘ professional degrees ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ
partOf	University of California ⓘ linked to: University of California system
region	Southern California ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States

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

University of California → campus → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: University of California system

Southern California → hasUniversity → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

David Benioff → educatedAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

University of California Board of Regents → oversees → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

UCI WorldTour → governingBodyAbbreviation → UCI ⓘ

linked to: University of California, Irvine

Susan Alice Buffett → educatedAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Orange County, California → contains → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

David Easton → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

University of California, Irvine → abbreviation → UC Irvine ⓘ

linked to: University of California, Irvine

Paul Mockapetris → educatedAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Michael V. Drake → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Irvine → hasUniversity → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Irvine → hasMajorEmployer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Gregory Benford → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

William Pereira → notableWork → University of California, Irvine campus master plan ⓘ

linked to: University of California, Irvine

William Pereira → designed → University of California, Irvine campus ⓘ

linked to: University of California, Irvine

Karl Rubin → workInstitution → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

David Benioff → educatedAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: David Friedman

David W. C. MacMillan → almaMater → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Peter Navarro → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Henry Samueli → donatedTo → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Richard Schoen → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Big West Conference → hasMemberInstitution → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

John C. Avise → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Jacques Derrida → employer → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Aijaz Ahmad → taughtAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Peter the Anteater → mascotOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

School of Biological Sciences (UC Irvine) → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Biological Sciences

School of Biological Sciences (UC Irvine) → campus → UC Irvine campus ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Biological Sciences

linked to: University of California, Irvine

School of Physical Sciences (UC Irvine) → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Physical Sciences

School of Physical Sciences (UC Irvine) → campus → UC Irvine campus ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Physical Sciences

linked to: University of California, Irvine

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences → parentOrganization → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences → campus → University of California, Irvine campus ⓘ

linked to: University of California, Irvine

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences → collegeWithin → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

School of the Arts (University of California, Irvine) → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of the Arts

School of the Arts (University of California, Irvine) → parentOrganization → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of the Arts

School of the Arts (University of California, Irvine) → isAcademicUnitOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of the Arts

UCI Libraries → parentOrganization → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

School of Social Sciences (UC Irvine) → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Social Sciences

UC Irvine School of Medicine → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Medicine

Paul Mockapetris → educatedAt → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: Mockapetris

School of Humanities (University of California, Irvine) → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Humanities

School of Humanities (University of California, Irvine) → campus → University of California, Irvine campus ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Humanities

linked to: University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine School of Law → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Law

University of California, Irvine School of Law → campus → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Law

School of Engineering (University of California, Irvine) → partOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Engineering

School of Engineering (University of California, Irvine) → campus → University of California, Irvine campus ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Engineering

linked to: University of California, Irvine

School of Engineering (University of California, Irvine) → academicUnitOf → University of California, Irvine ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Engineering

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