Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

Chris DeFrancesco has been writing for UConn Health since 2007. He is a proud graduate of UConn’s journalism program. As an undergraduate in Storrs he was one of the play-by-play voices of UConn men’s and women’s basketball on WHUS-FM, a writer for the Daily Campus, and a campus shuttle bus driver. He’s been a freelance writer, editor of two weekly newspapers (Bloomfield Journal and Windsor Locks Journal), and most notably a reporter and anchor on WTIC NewsTalk 1080. He is a four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters Association Walt Dibble Award for Personal Excellence in Radio. Chris also is an elected officer in his union (UHP Local 3837) and serves on the board of the Newington Children’s Theatre Company, Connecticut’s longest-running youth theatre program. He lives in Newington with his wife, Caroline, daughter, Audrey, and their dogs, Spot and Alex.

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The final steel beam, signed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and others, is hoisted into place on the UConn Health hospital tower, part of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative at the Farmington campus. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

Malloy Tops Off UConn Health’s New Hospital Tower

The 11-floor hospital tower is slated for occupancy in early 2016.

September 8, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

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Dr. Bruce Gould, foreground, makes holes in the soil to plant seedlings, while UConn Master Gardener Sheila Dworkin plants lettuce in the community garden in the grounds of the Burgdorf Clinic. (Chris DeFrancesco/UConn Health Photo)

Hartford’s Burgdorf Clinic is Rooted in the Community

An urban garden outside a North End clinic for the underserved provides fresh produce and education on nutrition and health.

August 27, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

Community Impact UConn Health

UConn Health September Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in September and early October 2014.

August 14, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

From left: Philip Montgomery, Julian Rose and Kitsha Alvarado, and Jeremy Figueroa-Ortiz (right) are among more than 200 graduates of Aetna Health Professions Partnership programs at UConn Health. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was the keynote speaker at their closing ceremony Friday. Dr. Marja Hurley (right) is director of the Health Career Opportunity Programs at UConn Health. Photo by Janine Gelineau

UConn Program Interests Youth in Health Careers

The Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative prepares students from populations underrepresented in health care fields for academic success.

August 13, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

Community Impact UConn Health

UConn Health August Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in August and early September 2014

July 17, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

A new lower campus boulevard provides access to the Outpatient Pavilion (left), Garage 1 (center), and the Medical Arts and Research Building (right). (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

New Traffic Patterns at UConn Health

The changes are designed to enhance traffic flow and safety as the campus prepares for increased traffic volume associated with the Biosience Connecticut expansion.

July 7, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

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UConn Health July Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening at UConn Health in July and early August 2014.

June 25, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

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Jonathan Kobles, Gregory Oudheusden and Greg Kirby, who just completed their first year at the UConn School of Medicine, make up this year’s Coast to Coast for a Cure cycling team. June 17, 2014. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

1 Summer, 2 Bikes, 4,000 Miles

Two UConn medical students are spending their last free summer cycling from California to Connecticut to raise money for leukemia research.

June 18, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

Community Impact UConn Health

Bioscience Connecticut: 2,300 Jobs Over Two Years

Construction continues to move ahead on schedule and on budget, with the UConn Health Outpatient Pavilion on track to be completed by year’s end.

June 9, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

Research & Discovery UConn Health

UConn Health June Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in June and early July 2014.

May 29, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

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