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

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UConn Health’s Chief Neurosurgeon Helps Rewrite Stroke Care Guidelines

Dr. Ketan Bulsara says more stroke patients qualify for life-saving thrombectomy

Infographic: VISIBLY representing vision, balance, limb, young people as a framework for early multiple sclerosis awareness

Making Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis ‘VISIBL’

UConn Health’s MS director works with medical students to create 1st bilingual tool to help overcome cultural barriers

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STEM Symposium for CT High School Students at UConn Health

The top five honorees from the 2024 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (CT-JSHS) will represent the state at the national symposium in New Mexico in May.

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Cardiovascular Genetics Solve Medical Mystery

UConn Health patient shares 1st-person perspective on condition that had doctors stumped

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Students, Nurse Anesthetists Share Neuroscience Honors

Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award in its 5th year

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71 Going on 32: Patient Tells of ‘Successful Aging’

Advises UConn medical students on caring for older adults

A hand clad in blue surgical glove holds a syringe and vial of MMR vaccine.

Measles: Harbinger of Herd Immunity Concerns

Connecticut in relatively good position to fight off resurgence, says UConn Health expert

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‘Community-Informed Learning’ Experience for UConn Med Students

Neighborhood activists in Hartford’s North End offer perspective on health equity

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Soft Open for The Brain and Spine Institute at UConn Health

Neurology first to arrive; cranial neurosurgery, comprehensive spine, and imaging to follow in the coming months

Sherri Beck at Hartford Half Marathon with her shirt imprinted with the phrase "Be kind to yourself."

Long COVID Story: Now, Back in the Race

Patient says her care at UConn Health helped her overcome a series of problems that followed a COVID-19 diagnosis and kept her sidelined for 2 ½ years