This course is hosted by OLLI at Colorado State University (CSU). Participants will be “in course” via Zoom with members from OLLI at CSU.
Join beloved animal expert and CSU professor Dr. Temple Grandin to learn from her research shared in the 2010 New York Times bestseller Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals. While it’s usually easy to pinpoint the cause of physical pain in animals, knowing what’s causing them emotional distress is much harder. Drawing on research and her own experiences, Grandin identifies the core emotional needs of animals and explains how to fulfill them for dogs and cats, horses, farm animals, and zoo animals. Grandin teaches us to challenge our assumptions about animal contentment and honor our bond with our fellow creatures.
Instructor: Temple Grandin has a Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois and is a distinguished professor of animal science at Colorado State University. She is the author of six books, including the national bestsellers Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals, Thinking in Pictures, Animals in Translation, and Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions. Dr. Grandin is a past member of the board of directors of the Autism Society of America. She lectures to parents and teachers throughout the U.S. about her experiences with autism, and her work has been covered in The New York Times, People, National Public Radio, and 20/20. Most recently, she was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of the Year. The HBO movie based on her life, starring Claire Danes, received seven Emmy Awards.