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.
Author Archive
Patient Shares Gift of Music on Hospital Floor
Injured out of state, he insisted on getting his care at the UConn Health Center. Then he insisted on coming back to serenade patients.
November 27, 2013 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Shoes, Foot Exams for Thanksgiving
For a seventh year, UConn Health Center providers offered foot exams and distributed donated footwear at homeless shelters in New Britain.
November 27, 2013 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Emergency Medicine Is Just the Start
Dr. Richard Kamin’s contributions to medicine, public safety, and the community go far beyond the UConn Health Center’s Emergency Department.
November 26, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco
Dr. Cato Laurencin Named to Prestigious Scientific Fellowship
Laurencin will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Feb. 15 in Chicago.
November 26, 2013 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Center December Programs, Events
Here’s what’s happening in December 2013 and early January 2014.
November 22, 2013 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
New Imaging Tool Bypasses Blade to Check for Skin Cancer
The UConn Health Center’s dermatology chair is the only dermatologist in Connecticut trained on confocal microscopy, enabling her to analyze skin lesions on a cellular level without a biopsy.
November 19, 2013 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Panel on Memory Disorders Calls on UConn Health Center
Experts from the UConn Center on Aging presented to the Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.
November 19, 2013 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Garage 1 Brings Parking Relief to UConn Health Center
Employees and patients will have more than 1,400 spaces available on lower campus.
November 13, 2013 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Center Premieres Clinical Support Services Week
The UConn Health Center is dedicating this week to employees in support departments whose contributions to clinical care may not be as noticeable as those of doctors and nurses.
November 5, 2013 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Bioscience Connecticut’s Role in Economic Recovery
The building activity on the UConn Health Center campus is part of the rebuilding of Connecticut’s economy.
October 25, 2013 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)