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

UConn Health Center building

Health Center VP/Dean Interviews to Start Next Month

The search committee expects to narrow the field of candidates in the coming weeks.

September 23, 2011 |

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Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS), and Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

UConn Health

UConn Researchers Find Incentives Effective for Weight Loss

A study published in The American Journal of Medicine shows those given the chance to win a prize for meeting goals lost more weight.

September 15, 2011 |

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Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS), and Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

Research & Discovery UConn Health
Dr. Cato Laurencin

Laurencin Appointed to High-level Federal Advisory Council

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin has started a four-year term with the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

September 12, 2011 |

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Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS), and Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

UConn Health
Refrigerator

Post-Irene Outages Can Present Health Hazards

Poison Control Center experts offer tips on food safety and carbon monoxide dangers.

August 30, 2011 |

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Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS), and Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

UConn Health
Dr. Lindsay Bliss is holding up a checklist that she designed to improve the culture of the operating room.

Surgical Resident Committed to Operating Room Safety

Dr. Lindsay Bliss is determined to improve the culture of the operating room.

August 29, 2011 |

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Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS), and Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

UConn Health
From left: Tom Williams, Greg Hebert and James Alex on the Pacific shore in San Francisco at the start of their journey June 19. (Photos provided by the Coast to Coast for a Cure 2011 blog)

Back from Cross-country Trek, 40 Miles to the Atlantic

Three UConn medical students invite all to join them Sept. 17 (new date) for the completion of their coast-to-coast ride to fight leukemia.

August 24, 2011 |

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Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS), and Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

UConn Health

JAMA Study: Gout Drug Effective for Severe Cases

Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows a new drug to be effective in treating gout patients who haven’t responded to standard treatment.

August 22, 2011 |

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Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS), and Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

UConn Health
"One in Every Bunch" quilt by Ed Johnetta Miller. (Photo provided by Ed Johnetta Miller)

New Cancer Support Group at Health Center Features Quilting

A new cancer support group for women seeks to harness the therapeutic power of quilting.

August 17, 2011 |

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Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS), and Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

UConn Health

Career Research Award Named After Health Center’s Dr. Laurencin

The first recipient was recognized at a recent meeting of the National Medical Association.

August 15, 2011 |

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Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS), and Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

UConn Health

Genetic Discovery May Lead to Better Understanding of Cancer

A Health Center researcher took part in a study that answered a key question about genetic mutation.

August 3, 2011 |

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Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS), and Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)

UConn Health