Chris DeFrancesco '94 (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. His work also has earned recognition from the Connecticut pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Chris 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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When Added Burdens Can Lead to Burnout

Three UConn Health experts weigh in on the COVID-19 pandemic’s strain on the health care system, and how it can impact the providers on the front lines.

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OR Team Shares 1st Dr. Richard Simon Award

The Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award goes to Ellen Benson, Shevonne White, and Georgia Priestley from UConn Health’s Operating Room.

Care for the Caregiver in the Age of Coronavirus

UConn Health's Dr. Karina Berg discusses how to care for someone at home with coronavirus - and how caregivers should maintain their own health.

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(Surgical) Social Distancing

UConn Health’s orthopedic surgery residency program will continue surgical training with remote virtual reality technology.

When to Get Your Next Colonoscopy

The chief of UConn Health’s Division of Gastroenterology explains the latest recommendations.

Medication in the Time of COVID-19: Listen to the Experts

A panel of UConn experts cut through misinformation and rumor about drug treatments for COVID-19.

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Shaping the Future of Adult Sickle Cell Care

UConn Health sickle cell disease expert Dr. Biree Andemariam is part of the global conversation on how to advance and improve the transition from pediatric to adult care.

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Coping With COVID? Mastering Social (But Not Emotional) Distancing

A UConn Health expert provides his analysis of how the coronavirus outbreak has changed our world, and offers recommendations on how to deal with the related stress and anxiety.

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High School Science Standouts

More than 160 students from 37 high schools throughout Connecticut came to UConn Health for the Connecticut Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, organized by the Connecticut Area Health Education Center.

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Widening Women’s Paths to Orthopedic Surgery

It’s a historically male-dominated medical specialty, but UConn Health orthopedic surgeon Katherine Coyner is working to change the course of that history.