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.


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Prototype of Mobile Sense Technologies' wearable device to detect arrhythmias. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Sense Technologies)

Mobile Sense Technologies Wins U.S. Patent, $225K from NSF

This UConn spinout is building foundational technology for off-the-chest wearables for long-term management of cardiac arrhythmias.

Nancy Petry, professor of medicine at UConn Health. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Photo)

Meet the Researcher: Nancy Petry, UConn School of Medicine

Since joining UConn Health in 1996, Petry has won over $41 million in external funding, making her one of the most active and highly funded researchers across all campuses.

(Photo courtesy of Charles River Laboratories)

Charles River Laboratories Joins UConn TIP

Charles River’s Vaccine Support Services group will continue R&D and manufacturing of diagnostics and laboratory products and plans to be an active member of TIP's entrepreneurial community.

CT-scan images taken in Rahul Kanadia's lab of the mice with microcephaly (right) and without the condition (left). (Photo courtesy of the Kanadia Lab)

Testing Cellular Mechanisms Behind Microcephaly

Rahul Kanadia, professor of physiology and neurobiology, has received more than $1.8 million from the NIH to study the role of minor spliceosome in cortical development common in microcephaly.

UConn held an inaugural Brain Research Symposium on June 8, 2018. The event brought together researchers from UConn Health, UConn's Storrs campus, and partner organizations. (UConn Photo)

UConn Hosts Inaugural Brain Research Symposium

During the day-long event, nearly 30 scientists and clinicians “pitched” their current brain-related research projects to find potential collaborators.

The BioSupply facility is to some researchers what the UConn Bookstore is to undergraduates. (Carson Stifel/UConn Photo)

Core Research Facility Spotlight: BioSupply

For some researchers, UConn's BioSupply facility is as critical for their scientific projects as the UConn Bookstore is to undergraduates.

(Photo: Pixabay)

Recovering from Trauma Together

UConn Health psychologist, Carolyn Greene, has received NIH funding to study how parents and children develop and recover from PTSD.

Moriah Jefferson '16 (CLAS) during the national semi-final game against Oregon State, April 3, 2016. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

New Grant to Evaluate Muscle Extension Exercise in ACL Rehab

Assistant professor of kinesiology, Lindsey Lepley will use a novel rodent model of ACL injury to study the effectiveness of different exercise therapies to promote muscle and knee joint health.

A Columbia class submarine. A UConn research team has developed a new 2-D, nanostructured insulator material with highly improved electrical and thermal characteristics, moving the U.S. Navy closer to a shift in how submarines are powered. (Wikipedia Photo)

UConn Researchers Advance Submarine Power

The UConn team has developed a new 2-D, nanostructured insulator material with highly improved electrical and thermal characteristics, moving the U.S. Navy closer to a shift in how submarines are powered.

Kate Wolin, chief science officer of Interactive Health Medical Center, speaks to attendees at the second annual UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media Conference. (UConn Photo)

Building Bridges between Academia and Industry for mHealth Collaborations

UConn welcomed national experts in the field of digital health last week at the second annual UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media Conference. Attendees and speakers reflected the conference’s theme, Digital Health at the Intersection of Academia and Industry. The goal of the event was to bring together researchers from academic institutions with leaders […]