Admission is free. DuVal Auditorium, University Medical Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Speakers include John Nolte, who discusses Brain Overview and Imaging, and Naomi Rance, who presents The Biology of Mad Cow Disease. This event is held in conjunction with National Brain Awareness Week, which is March 12-18.
Admission is free.
For more information call Dr. Nate McMullen at 626-2248. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. Mary Irish, former director of public horticulture at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, offers practical advice on desert plants and gardening practices March 10 at 2 p.m. Irish provides tips on planting, watering, pruning and propagation in addition to detailed information on a variety of plants.