Stem cell lecture. Colin P. McGuckin, Ph.D. and professor of regenerative medicine, will discuss human embryonic stem cells from cord blood. 11 a.m. Free. Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 8403
Appearance lecture. Assistant professor Louise Roth from the UA Sociology Department will discuss pathways to appearance satisfaction and critical standpoints. Noon. Free. Social Sciences building, Room 415
Wave lecture. Michel Destrade, from the Pierre University of Marie Curie, will talk about linear, linearized and nonlinear waves in solids. 12:30 p.m. Free. Math building, Room 501. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. in the Math building, Room 401N
X-ray lecture. Keith Moffat from the University of Chicago Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will discuss time-resolved X-ray crystallography of photoreceptors. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Free. BioSciences West building, Room 208
Architecture lecture. Steve Farneth, an architect from San Francisco, will discuss architecture as part of the architecture lecture series. 4:30 p.m. Free. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering building, Room 202
Buddhism lecture. Alan Wallace will discuss “”Beyond Idolatry: Where Buddhism and Science Converge.”” Wallace has been a scholar practitioner of Buddhism since 1970 and spent 14 years training as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, ordained by H.H. the Dalai Lama. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Students $10, community $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering building, Room S220
ENTERTAINMENT
Concert. Musical Moments at the Bookstore presents Oasis, a string quartet featuring Frank Restesan, violin; Alex Woods, violin; Jose Flores, viola; and Robert Chamberlain, cello. Noon. Free. Student Union Memorial Center, UofA Bookstore
