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.

Email: christopher.defrancesco@uconn.edu

Author Archive

18 Months of Construction, 1,700 Jobs, and Counting

Structural steel emerges from the ground where tomorrow’s hospital tower will stand beside today’s, marking another milestone in the UConn Health campus transformation under Bioscience Connecticut.

January 28, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

UConn Health February Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in February and early March 2014.

January 28, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

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Students bundle up to keep warm while walking to classes on a snowy, winter day.

Are Temperature Swings Bad for Your Health?

If the temperature shifts 40 degrees in a day, you should obviously dress for winter. But it’s not the temperature that will make you sick.

January 21, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

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UConn Health Center Cancer Programs Earn Re-accreditation

The Health Center earned a three-year accreditation with commendation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer for the third consecutive survey.

January 6, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

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2014 UConn Health Headlines

December 2014 Dec. 22, 2014 Holiday Health Hazards Dec. 15, 2014 Mumps outbreak in the NHL [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181780680″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Dec. 14, 2014 Treating, Studying Late-life Depression [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181670771″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Dec. 11, 2014 Botox Isn’t Just for Faces Anymore [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181189893″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] […]

January 1, 2014 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)