Hedging High Stakes and Human Behavior
How the UNC Highway Safety Research Center changed America’s driving behavior — saving lives and making our roadways safer
Mary Lide Parker
Mary Lide’s love for science journalism started the first time she held a juvenile Kemp Ridley sea turtle, but it really kicked into high gear when she spent 10 days filming a research expedition on the Llaima volcano in southern Chile.
From a remote mountain town in South America, to a farm in the San Joaquin Valley of California, to a laboratory on UNC’s campus, Mary Lide always carries two things: her camera and her curiosity for how the world works. As an alum of the UNC School of Journalism, she has lots of tools to tell science stories effectively including photography, multimedia, writing, and a little social media savviness.
Posts by Mary Lide Parker:
Scans, Sketches, and Skeletons
UNC School of Medicine rheumatologist Amanda Nelson utilizes her artistic abilities in cutting-edge imaging research to better understand osteoarthritis
Lift More, Eat More, Burn More
Research from exercise and sport science professor Abbie Smith-Ryan shows that lifting heavier weights and eating more protein is not just for men.
Shoot for the Stratosphere
A UNC geophysicist is sending his research as high as he can—125,000 feet and counting.
The Scientist and the Fisherman
What do you get when you combine new science with decades of knowledge from local fishermen? A lot of homegrown North Carolina oysters. A whole lot.
Woman On Board
Deborah Dexter, the first person to earn a PhD at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, reflects on a lifetime of travel, teaching, and trailblazing.
Getting There
What does it take to care for mothers and their babies in remote Ghana? UNC researchers are evaluating systems in place to help some of the world’s most vulnerable women and children.
Folate — Friend or Foe?
UNC Nutrition Research Institute scientists focus on folate, a vitamin once considered critical for health, to learn how much the body needs to function properly
The Starting Point
The UNC LGBTQ Representation and Rights Initiative has published the first worldwide comprehensive report on transgender people serving in elected office.
Will Work for Water
From New Jersey to North Carolina to Ghana, an undergraduate researcher follows her passion to improve access to clean water.