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
Health Center Library Director Serving as Mentor
Evelyn Morgen is one of five mentors chosen for a national leadership program for future library directors.
July 20, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Coping with Tragedy
Violent acts such as the movie theatre shooting in Colorado demonstrate the need to address the mental and emotional wounds in addition to the physical ones.
July 20, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Coast-to-Coast Riders Roughly Halfway Home
This year’s cross-country-cycling students have made it over the Rockies into Kansas.
July 18, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Staff Bring FEMA Training Experience to the Job
A group of UConn Health Center employees recently attended a week of disaster training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala.
July 13, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Auxiliary Hopes Good Deeds Will Reach More Students, Patients
At its annual meeting, the UConn Health Center Auxiliary awarded scholarships and announced some new initiatives.
July 3, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Center July Programs, Events
Here’s what’s happening in July and early August.
June 29, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Creative Child Center’s Got Talent
Children from 2 to 5 years old entertained at the Health Center child care center’s 14th annual talent show.
June 22, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Robotic Precision with a Human Touch
The UConn Health Center is celebrating its 100th robotic surgery.
June 21, 2012 | Chris Kaminski
AMA: Health Implications of Light at Night ‘Serious’
UConn Health Center cancer epidemiologist Richard Stevens contributed to a report acknowledging artificial light's adverse health effects and recommending further study.
June 20, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Students Hope 4,000-mile Bike Path Leads to Leukemia Cure
Two UConn medical students and a graduate student are preparing to embark on a cross-country bicycle trek to raise money for leukemia research.
June 15, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)