Director, Office of Communications

Jessica McBride, PhD

Dr. Jessica McBride is the Director of the Office of Communications at UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. She is responsible for developing and implementing communications and marketing strategies to highlight the College's unique research strengths, outstanding academic offerings, and extensive community impact. An alum, Jessica earned her Ph.D. from UConn in 2017.


Author Archive

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Briana Nosal ’22 (CAHNR)

Nosal's research could unlock additional health benefits of coffee

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UConn Researchers Show Avian Flu Virus Transmissibility in Wild Bird Species

This first study of an H5N6 strain in wild waterfowl and terrestrial birds sheds light on an illness also found in poultry and humans

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My CAHNR Summer: Megan Davenport Grows as an Agricultural Educator

Through her internship with UConn Extension, Megan Davenport '22 (CAHNR) is sharing her love of agriculture with the community

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My CAHNR Summer: Candelaria Alday ’23 Brings Nutrition Education to Connecticut Communities

Candelaria Alday is providing education to help improve community nutrition in Fairfield County through her internship with UConn Extension

Xiuchun 'Cindy' Tian stands next to a roadsign bearing the name of her late husband, UConn researcher Jerry Yang, who is known for his pioneering work in animal cloning. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Cindy Tian Named Interim Department Head of Animal Science

International expert in embryology and biotechnology, Tian takes the helm at the end of August 2021

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Summer Undergraduate Researcher Etem Beskovic ’22 (CAHNR)

Etem Beskovic ‘22 (CAHNR) is spending his summer researching how to improve a promising treatment for osteogenesis imperfecta

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UConn Alum Turns Up the Heat with NBC Sports at UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute

NBC Sports Medicine Analyst Mike Ryan put himself through the same heat acclimation protocol as the US Women's National Team to prepare for Tokyo 2020

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My CAHNR Summer: Monique Mazaika Teaches Nutrition to the Next Generation

Monique Mazaika is spending her summer teaching children about nutrition through a UConn Extension internship with UConn 4-H New Haven County  

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Metabolic Phenotyping Facility Offers University-Wide Technology Services, Expertise

Established in 2020, the facility helps researchers advance their work, make better-informed conclusions, and strengthen grant applications

Ryan Curtis, KSI associate director of athlete performance and safety, runs on a treadmill at the Mission Heat Lab at the Korey Stringer Institute at Gampel Pavilion on Sept. 21, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

KSI COO Rebecca Stearns Joins USA Football’s Medical Advisory Panel

Leaders across pediatrics, kinesiology, neuroscience and adapted sport comprise USA Football's Panel