page_title: JILA
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caption_attribution_description: English: JILA, a joint research institute of the University of Colorado and NIST. It is located on the University of Colorado campus (near the physics building) in Boulder, Colorado.
context_page_description: JILA, formerly known as the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, is a physical science research institute in the United States. JILA is located on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. JILA was founded in 1962 as a joint institute of The University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards & Technology
context_section_description: JILA, formerly known as the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, is a physical science research institute in the United States.  JILA is located on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.  JILA was founded in 1962 as a joint institute of The University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards & Technology
caption: The JILA tower at the University of Colorado
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