Children of Human Rights Activists
There were many moving moments as the adult children of human rights activists spoke to conference participants during "Building Upon Legacies: Children of Human Rights Struggles." Sponsored by the Comparative Human Rights Project of the UConn-African National Congress (ANC) partnership, speakers included: Nkosinathi Biko, son of activist Steve Biko, founder of the Black Consciousness movement who was killed while in detention in South Africa; Meredith Carlson-Daly, daughter of Joel Carlson, defense attorney for Winnie Mandela during the apartheid era; Gillian Slovo, daughter of slain apartheid activist Ruth First and ANC military leader Joe Slovo; Nontombi Naomi Tutu, daughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu; and Somadoda Fikeni, a much detained anti-apartheid activist.

Taxing Issues and Criminal Law
The UConn School of Law has become one of only 30 schools nationwide to receive a federal matching grant to provide legal representation to low and moderate income people in disputes with the IRS. This new clinic will also provide tax information and assistance to non-English speaking taxpayers.The tax clinic handles audits, appeals, tax court litigation and collection cases. This expansion into the field of personal taxes complements other UConn Law School clinics that currently offer civil rights, criminal, mediation and poverty law counsel. The UConn School of Law's criminal law clinic was recently recognized for outstanding work in the community when it received the Hartford County Bar Association's Pro Bono Award.

The Dirt on Pollution Clean-up
Faculty affiliated with the School of Engineering's Environmental Research Institute (ERI), collaborating with researchers from the United Technologies Research Center, have pioneered a valuable new technique for removing dangerous chemical solvents from contaminated soil. This new process, patented this year, was developed to decrease chlorinated solvents such as Trichloroethylene (TCE) at industrial sites where soil and groundwater are contaminated with a solvent commonly used to degrease industrial equipment. With thousands of sites across the country polluted with TCE, the successful outcome of clean-up efforts currently underway by ERI may point the way to economical remediation of industrial locations nationally.

Touchdown!
The history of UConn's move to Division I-A football will fill scrapbooks. The journey has demonstrated as much heart, teamwork and determination as any football victory. The 9-year effort to elevate UConn's football program reached its nexus on the evening of May 3, 2000, when Connecticut legislators adopted a plan proposed by the Governor to build a $90 million, 40,000 seat stadium whose primary tenant will be the University of Connecticut football program. With the legislative approval now won, construction is ready to begin on the open-air stadium, located on the 75 acre Rentschler Field site in East Hartford, which was donated by United Technologies Corporation. Ground has already been broken for the stadium, and the opening game will be August 30, 2003 against Rutgers.

Celebrating Diversity through Music
The Indigo Girls were the headline act of the Advocacy Fair, an event created to bring attention to the issues of inclusion and diversity at UConn and to demonstrate how a rich and varied campus community enlivens university life. Participating in the Fair and then playing to a crowd of 2,500, the Indigo Girls lauded UConn's diversity and outreach efforts.

Diabetes Program Wins National Recognition
The Diabetes Self-Management Education Program at the UConn Health Center has won the American Diabetes Association's Education Recognition Award. This national award identifies the very best and most innovative education programs for diabetes patients. The Health Center's diabetes education program provides individual counseling, year-round outreach and education classes, reading materials and videotapes, providing patients with the resources and knowledge to self-manage effectively the illness and maintain active and meaningful lives.egrease industrial equipment. With thousands of sites across the country polluted with TCE, the successful outcome of clean-up efforts currently underway by ERI may point the way to economical remediation of industrial locations nationally.