Temple Grandin, one of the nation’s foremost experts on the treatment of livestock and an autism activist who was diagnosed with the disorder at age 2, will speak at an Aug. 13 luncheon at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock.
A professor of animal science at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., Grandin has received numerous awards for improving the conditions for animals in large processing plants, according to a news release.
Her presentation will cover her path to success despite social stigma and uncooperative teachers, the release states.
The event, sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Psychiatric Research Institute and the UAMS College of Medicine’s Division of Genetics, will include a panel discussion with Molly Gathright of the Psychiatric Research Institute and G. Bradley Schaefer, director of the Division of Genetics.
Tickets for the luncheon are $40 and are available by calling Renie Rule at (501) 526-4232 or e-mailing her at RPRule@uams.edu.