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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Tomoyasu Mani in one of Brookhaven's chemistry department labs. Mani is now assistant professor of chemistry at UConn. (Brookhaven National Laboratory Photo)

Using Magnetic Fields to Improve Optical Tomography Resolution

Optical imaging has become a powerful technique in biomedical research. A team of UConn chemists received funding to improve the resolution of optical tomographic images with the use of magnetic fields.

Liisa Kuhn, center, is inducted into the AIMBE Fellows National Academy of Sciences. She is joined by AIMBE President Gilda Barabino (left) and AIMBE Chair Anthony Guiseppi-Elie (right). (AIMBE Fellows Photo)

UConn Health’s Liisa Kuhn Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Liisa Tiina Kuhn, Ph.D., associate head and associate professor of biomedical engineering in the UConn School of Dental Medicine to its College of Fellows. Kuhn was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for advancing […]

Earth's inner core is composed of solid iron and nickel, while its outer core is molten liquid. Prof. Vernon Cormier from UConn's Department of Physics recently won an NSF grant to determine the structure of the Earth’s inner core in relation to the processes that affect its cooling, solidification and connection with the flowing liquid metals of the outer core. (Open Source Image.)

Exploring Earth’s Core with Seismic Wave Measurements

UConn professor of physics, Vernon F. Cormier, has received funding from the National Science Foundation to study the transition from liquid to solid in the Earth’s core using seismic wave measurements.

Mark Brand, professor of plant science and landscape architecture, with Aaonia berries growing at the Plant Science Research Farm on Aug. 9, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Horticulturist Wins Patents for Modified Black Chokeberry Cultivars

Prolific inventor and professor of horticulture Mark Brand was recently issued two patents for his novel black chokeberry plants. The new cultivars will be available in garden centers this spring.

Daniel Mulkey in his lab with graduate students Ian C. Wenker and Joanna Hawryluk. (Daniel Buttrey/UConn Photo)

The Brain and Breathing in Health and Disease

Professor Daniel Mulkey from UConn's Department of Physiology and Neurobiology recently received several grants for projects focused on understanding how the brain controls breathing in health and disease.

An image of immature retinal ganglion cell neuron from Dr. Trakhtenberg's research, adapted for a cover page of the International Review of Neurobiology volume on Axon Growth and Regeneration (Goldberg & Trakhtenberg, Eds, 2012, Vol 106: Academic Press)

New PITCH Promising Project Award for Optic Nerve Repair Technology

Ephraim Trakhtenberg from UConn Health's Department of Neuroscience and Jessica Rouge from the Department of Chemistry have won a PITCH Promising Project Award to develop a novel approach for repairing optic nerve damage that occurs in optic neuropathies such as glaucoma.

Carson Stifel '21 (SFA)/UConn Photo

Meet the Researcher: Bahram Javidi, UConn School of Engineering

Learn more about this innovator and find out about some of the research projects underway in his Multidimensional Optical Sensing & Imaging Systems Lab (MOSIS).

Bahram Javidi, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor.

Meet the Researcher: Bahram Javidi, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Matchbox cars, fish tanks, mini soccer balls — looking around the Multidimensional Optical Sensing & Imaging Systems lab (MOSIS) in UConn’s School of Engineering, you might think you’re in a toy store. But the cutting-edge research conducted by Bahram Javidi, and his crew of student researchers is anything but child’s play. With these everyday items as […]

Meet the Researcher: Diane Burgess, School of Pharmacy

Take a peek inside her labs and learn more about Diane Burgess' accomplishments as a globally recognized researcher, experienced collaborator, and dedicated educator. Burgess doesn’t have one lab in the UConn School of Pharmacy—she has four.

Diane Burgess UConn researcher

Meet the Researcher: Diane Burgess, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Diane Burgess, PhD, is one of the most active researchers in UConn’s School of Pharmacy. Take a peek inside her labs and learn more about her accomplishments as a globally recognized researcher, experienced collaborator, and dedicated educator. Burgess doesn’t have one lab in the UConn School of Pharmacy—she has four. The space she has been […]