Dentist designs safety seat to get children out of wrecks faster
Rome (Ga.) News-Tribune – Aug. 3
…Through a contact at the University of Alabama, Blackmon arranged a meeting at the school’s Institute of Manufacturing Excellence…William Gathings, director of the university’s Office for Technology, and Richard Swatloski, a licensing associate in the office, took over…“We’ve had a true partnership, and they’ve been great. Now we’re at the point where we’ve done about all we can do, and we’re trying to market it to existing car seat companies,” Blackmon said…
UA Launches New Virtual Tour
WVUA – Aug. 3
…a new campus tour can make your feel as though you are virtually strolling across the quad, even when you’re miles away…
Counselors have longer road to get school jobs
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 4
…Allen Wilcoxon is professor and coordinator of counselor education at the University of Alabama…Wilcoxon said Alabama counselor students currently do 600 hours of internships. Of the 12 counselor training schools, 10 believe 600 hours assures quality, Wilcoxon said…