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

Amit Savkar, assistant professor-in-residence of math, tapes a lecture using Lightboard technology on Sept. 18, 2015. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Startup Stemify Improves Math Education With AI

A startup with UConn roots is using AI to help college students across the country succeed in STEM.

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MBA Venture Fellow Program Gives Students Real-World Experience with Startups

Students from UConn's MBA program got real-world experience working with startups in UConn's incubator

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UConn Grows in Stamford with New Data Science Incubator

UConn's Technology Incubation Program (TIP) is expanding to Stamford with a new location focused on data science startups.

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Invention Runs Deep at UConn

On this National Inventors Day, learn more of UConn's history of innovation.

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UConn Startup Developing Anti-Viral Drugs for Herpes, COVID-19

UConn startup QMD develops broad-spectrum antiviral drugs with indications ranging from herpes viruses to SARS-CoV2, the pathogen responsible for COVID-19.

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UConn Startup Unlocking the Promise of Hemp

UConn startup 3BC is using cutting-edge research to produce high-quality hemp products.

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Meet the Researcher: David Noble, Werth Institute

UConn's David Noble helps students find their way on the path to startup success.

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UConn Researcher Develops Town-Level Model for COVID-19 in Connecticut

UConn researchers have created the first COVID-19 model to focus on the town, rather than the state or national level.

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Researchers Collaborate to Study Impact of Ocean Acidification on Northeast Fisheries, Develop Management Tools

A multi-institution team led by UConn researchers is using computer modeling and biological research to help northeast scallop fisheries facing the threat of ocean acidification.

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Using Big Data to Identify Genetic, Neural Bases for Substance Use Disorder

UConn researcher Jinbo Bi is using machine learning to better understand the genetic basis for substance use disorder.