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[Editor's note: This reissued tip corrects the date for this event: Monday, March 2]

Animal behaviorist and author Temple Grandin will present a public lecture and signing of the best-selling book "Animals Make Us Human," as well as her other books, on Monday, March 2, at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ.

Grandin, who has overcome the challenges of autism and used her personal experience to develop keen insights into how animals think, act and feel, will speak at 7 p.m. in Freeborn Hall. She will sign books before and after the lecture. Tickets, costing $10 per person, are available from the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Box Office.

She also will be available to speak individually with reporters from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday upstairs in Room 2030 of Gladys Valley Hall, opposite the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

Grandin, a designer of livestock handling facilities and professor of animal science at Colorado State University, is considered by many to be one of the most successful individuals with autism. She teaches courses on livestock behavior and facility design at and consults with the livestock industry on facility design, livestock handling, and animal welfare.

During her ºÙºÙÊÓƵ presentation, she will discuss how people can fulfill the specific needs of dogs, cats, horses, wildlife, and farm and zoo animals, and observe their happiness through the eyes of the animals.

Her other books include "Animals in Translation," "Thinking in Pictures," "Livestock Handling and Transport," and "Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals."

Her talk is hosted by the International Animal Welfare Training Institute, a new organization within ºÙºÙÊÓƵ’ School of Veterinary Medicine. The institute focuses on developing science-based solutions related to companion animal well-being, livestock welfare, care and health of shelter animals, and emergency response for animals during disasters.