
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
Learning About Integrative Medicine
A medical student in the Class of 2015 describes her year away from medical school and how it enriched her education in integrative health.
January 7, 2015 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS), and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Popular Cosmetic Fix May Threaten Bone Density
A UConn oral radiologist says the off-label use of Botox to treat jaw pain appears to have a dangerous side effect.
December 16, 2014 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS), and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Improving the State’s Electronic Health Records
A UConn Health researcher is working to standardize electronic health records across the state and ultimately improve patient care.
November 14, 2014 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS), and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Immune Response Key to Beating Ebola
Is medicine on the verge of getting the upper hand against the Ebola virus? An infectious diseases physician at UConn Health discusses the potential for therapy and vaccines.
October 30, 2014 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS), and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Doubling Capacity to Cultivate Business Startups
The University’s Technology Incubation Program enables business ventures to develop their commercial ideas in high-tech facilities.
October 20, 2014 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS), and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Health Takes Steps to Respond to Potential Ebola Cases
UConn Health has a well-coordinated plan for both inpatient and outpatient areas that addresses the detection and treatment of potential Ebola cases.
October 16, 2014 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS), and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Flu Shots: One Size Does Not Fit All
The vaccine’s effectiveness depends on who takes which kind, and when, as immunology professor Laura Haynes explains.
October 15, 2014 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS), and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Health November Programs, Events
Here’s what’s happening in November and early December 2014.
October 14, 2014 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS), and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Researcher Receives NIH Pioneer Award
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin has won a National Institutes of Health award for his 'exceptionally creative' work in regenerative engineering.
October 7, 2014 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS), and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Dollars to Pounds: Boosting Purchasing Power to Lower Obesity Rates
The first in a semester-long series exploring obesity research by UConn faculty.
September 24, 2014 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS), and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)