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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Renowned livestock expert and author Temple Grandin, whose life became an award-winning movie, will be at New Mexico State University this month to teach students and faculty about animal science and autism.
Grandin is a professor of livestock behavior and welfare at Colorado State University and will be at NMSU in Las Cruces from Aug. 24 to Aug. 26.
She will lecture on subjects such as animal science and the importance of human- animal bond to people with autism. Grandin will also be signing copies of her book.
Grandin has been hailed for her outreach for autism and her innovations in the handling of livestock.
An HBO movie about her life won numerous awards.
NMSU's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences is sponsoring the visit.
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