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
New Basic Science Researchers Join Health Center Faculty
Three highly accomplished scientists have recently joined the Health Center. “Their credentials are impressive and diverse – and we look forward to their contributions in many areas throughout the Health Center,” says Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, vice president for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. Irina Bezsonova, M.S., Ph.D., is an assistant […]
January 24, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Lieberman Receives Prestigious Urist Award
The Orthopaedic Research Society has presented Dr. Jay Lieberman, director of the New England Musculoskeletal Institute, with the Marshall R. Urist Award for Excellence in Tissue Regeneration Research. Lieberman, professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and a nationally renowned total joint replacement surgeon, accepted the award January 15 at the ORS annual […]
January 19, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Cardiac Imaging Study Shows PROMISE
The Pat and Jim Calhoun Calhoun Cardiology Center has been invited to be a test site for a groundbreaking clinical trial. The National Institutes of Health is studying the use of cardiac imaging to diagnose problems associated with chest pain, the most common clinical cardiology problem. The PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for the Evaluation of […]
January 11, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Cardiologists Uncover New Heart Attack Warning Sign
Dr. Bruce Liang led research on a protein fragment that is a likely biomarker for heart attack.
January 7, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Meet the Health Center’s First Newborn of 2011
Dr. Jay Bolnick delivered the first baby born at the Health Center in 2011. Farmington Patch reports Maisen Kamryn Baxter was born just after 2 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces. See the full story and more photos at http://farmington.patch.com/articles/farmingtons-new-years-baby-happy-and-healthy.
January 5, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Cardiologists Uncover New Heart Attack Warning Sign
Health Center cardiologists have identified a protein fragment that when detected in the blood can be a predictor of heart attack. Their research, led by Dr. Bruce Liang, director of the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center, is published in the January 11 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. It found […]
January 4, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
January Events at the UConn Health Center
Following is a rundown of UConn Health Center events in January: Nutrition for a Healthy Heart Wednesday, January 5, 2 to 4 p.m., UConn Health Center, Dowling North Building The UConn Health Center’s Healthy Nutrition program invites you on a journey to a lower blood pressure, reduced cholesterol and healthier weight. This group meets on […]
January 3, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Cardiologist is First in New England with New Treatment
A new device used to treat peripheral arterial disease offers an alternative to bypass surgery.
December 13, 2010 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Army Grants Back Bioengineer’s Effort to Regenerate Tissue
Lakshmi Nair is exploring ways to regrow musculoskeletal tissue using regenerative biomaterials.
September 15, 2010 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Biomedical Engineering Society Honors Health Center VP
Dr. Cato Laurencin has been elected as a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society.
August 13, 2010 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)