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
Firefighters Go Pink
The UConn Health Center Fire Department is going pink in the spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
October 3, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Thousands of Pills, Other Meds, Brought in on Drug Take Back Day
More than 12,000 doses of controlled substances and 500 pounds of non-controlled substances were collected for proper disposal at the UConn Health Center Saturday.
October 1, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Center October Programs, Events
Here’s what’s happening in October and early November.
September 30, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Wanted: Participants for Historic Cancer Prevention Research
The UConn Health Center is one of five Hartford-area locations where volunteers can enroll in a long-term American Cancer Society study.
September 27, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Medical School Boosts Patient Safety Curriculum
Lectures on preventing medical errors will span all four years and be available to UConn students in all areas of health care.
September 17, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
15th South Park 5K Is This Saturday
The student-organized fundraiser features free skin cancer screenings again this year.
September 12, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
‘Freedom From Smoking’ Returns Sept. 4
The UConn Health Center is offering two seven-week programs to help smokers kick the habit.
August 28, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Center September Programs, Events
Here’s what’s happening in September and early October.
August 21, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Health Center Welcomes Medical, Dental Classes of 2016
Forty dental and 90 medical students received their white coats, symbolizing the start of the path to their chosen professions.
August 20, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Time to Reset Body Clock for School
Learn the keys to developing good sleep habits and their importance for the school year and beyond.
August 14, 2012 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)