Peace: Stories about searching for solace
b"The week we present two stories of people being confronted with chaos and looking for peace.\\nPart 1: Overwhelmed by setbacks as she pursues her academic ambitions, Tricia Hersey discovers an unexpected solution to her stress.\\nPart 2: Cell biologist Sarah Hird's first pregnancy becomes a crisis in her scientific faith when doctors warn her that there may be something severely wrong with her baby.\\nTricia Hersey is a Chicago native living in Atlanta\\xa0 with over 20 years experience working with communities as a teaching\\xa0 artist, poet, performance artist and community activist. She believes\\xa0 impromptu spectacles and site specific installations can bring awareness\\xa0 to social justice issues that paralyze our communities. Tricia has\\xa0 research interests that include black liberation theology, womanism and somatics. Her work has been seen with Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Columbia College Chicago, Steppenwolf Theatre, United\\xa0 States Peace Corps and Google Chicago. Tricia has a Bachelor of Science\\xa0 in Public Health from Eastern Illinois University and a Master of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Her current project is The Nap Ministry, a community installation that\\xa0 examines that liberating power of rest by curating safe spaces for community to nap together.\\xa0 \\nSarah Hird is an Assistant Professor in Molecular and Cell Biology at\\xa0 the University of Connecticut. Her primary research interest is in how the microbiome has interacted with avian evolution. What role have microbes played in bird diversification and does this role differ from other major branches on the tree of life? She is also interested in how\\xa0 we can diversify and democratize the STEM fields and Academia. Dr. Hird holds a Master\\u2019s degree from the University of Idaho and a PhD from Louisiana State University. She was a Chancellor\\u2019s Postdoctoral Fellow\\xa0 at the University of California Davis.\\xa0 \\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"