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Just a few degrees
of separation

Whether it's the Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market this weekend, a Joshua Bell performance next week or a chance to rub elbows with Bubble Dude at WonderLab's BubbleFest July 14, there's always something exciting to do in the summer near the Hoosier communities where IU has a presence. Take a look at some upcoming events below, and don't forget to stop by IU Day at the Indiana Black Expo in July. As the season winds down, plan to take a stroll along IU Boulevard at the Indiana State Fair Aug. 9-20.

When robots teach about humans

Meet Karl MacDorman, an android scientist, and Repliee Q1Expo, a typical looking 30-something who blinks, smiles, frowns and "breathes" via an air compressor that puffs "life" into 42 actuators. Read about their research, and don't miss the video.

We're number nine

New data takes a look at public policy issues brought about by Indiana's place on the heavy end of the scales--the state ranks ninth nationally in the percentage of obese residents. Obesity's evil twin, diabetes, also is the subject of a new study that suggests a cost-effective strategy for stemming the disease among some of the older 60 million Americans who are pre-diabetic.

Farewell, Mainframe, we knew ye well

IU turns off the switch on an old pal that once did financial reporting, purchase orders and payroll checks for nearly 50,000 employees.

IUSM's HIV/AIDS programs in Kenya receive boost

A grant from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will help the collaborative program with Moi University School of Medicine to triple the number of patients receiving ATV drugs. (Read, too, about an August symposium at IUPUI that will feature Ambassador Stephen Lewis, special envoy to the U.N. for HIV/AIDS in Africa.)

Biomarkers

One of IU's newest life science ventures, CS-Keys, Inc., has been awarded monies from the Indiana Seed Fund to develop a new diagnostic tool for early detection of breast cancer.

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