
Executive Director, Office of Communications
Jessica McBride, PhD
Dr. Jessica McBride is the Executive 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
Zinn Receives American Society of Animal Science Morrison Award
This award recognizes Zinn’s significant lifetime contributions to livestock production research
June 29, 2021 | Michelle Lewis, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Venkitanarayanan Named Institute of Food Technologists Fellow
This prestigious honor recognizes Venkitanarayanan’s remarkable contributions to improving food safety of eggs and poultry meat.
June 25, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Innovative Decision Support System for Individualized Exercise Prescription
The new tool will allow physicians, health care providers, and exercise professionals to prescribe personalized exercise plans to support patient health
June 23, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Probiotic Intervention to Prevent Salmonella Infection in Poultry
By targeting Salmonella infection and spread at multiple developmental stages, this intervention could greatly reduce the risk to consumers.
June 17, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
CAHNR Alum Yuri Hosokawa Turns Down the Heat at Tokyo 2020
Hosokawa is advising local and international organizers to improve treatment for exertional heat stroke in the summer Olympic games
June 15, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Establishes NativeStar® Trademark for Novel Plants
Plant scientists have developed more attractive and manageable cultivars for landscaping in Connecticut
June 8, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Sydney Everhart Appointed Head of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Molecular epidemiologist Sydney Everhart will join the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources to lead the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
June 2, 2021 | Jessica McBride, PhD
UConn-Cuba Program Advances Health Promotion Research
The international research team looked at social determinants in the onset of cancer, obesity, HIV, and addiction
June 1, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Student Entrepreneurs Use Nutritional Bar to Reach Out to Those in Need
Reach Bar fills a market need at the same time it helps reduce child hunger
May 27, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
CAHNR Alum Brings A World of Experience to Nutritional Sciences Students
CAHNR alum Pat Anthony has traveled the globe, but keeps bringing her knowledge back for UConn students
May 19, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources