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From the Clinic to the Cockpit: UCF Opens New FAA-Designated Clinic for Pilots From the Clinic to the Cockpit: UCF Opens New FAA-Designated Clinic for Pilots July 30, 2026

Minutes from one of the world’s most visited airports, The University of Central Florida has opened a new clinic to help pilots meet Federal Aviation…

UCF Students, VA Doctor Develop AI Tool to Help Doctors Identify Chronic Pelvic Pain UCF Students, VA Doctor Develop AI Tool to Help Doctors Identify Chronic Pelvic Pain July 28, 2026

For millions of women living with chronic pelvic pain (CPP), finding answers can take far too long. Studies have shown the condition affects nearly one…

Medical Students Scatter Donor Ashes, Paying Respects to Their First Patients Medical Students Scatter Donor Ashes, Paying Respects to Their First Patients July 14, 2026

UCF Medical students recently traveled to the Atlantic Ocean to spread the ashes of their first patients – donors who willed their body to science to train the next…

New UCF Study Links Microgravity, Space Radiation to Accelerated Aging New UCF Study Links Microgravity, Space Radiation to Accelerated Aging July 7, 2026

What happens to the human body in space may help scientists create new anti-aging therapies. UCF’s Michal Masternak and his team have identified molecular changes…

UCF Researcher Studying Probiotics to Fight Acid Reflux, Esophageal Cancer UCF Researcher Studying Probiotics to Fight Acid Reflux, Esophageal Cancer June 3, 2026

Patients with acid reflux, which occurs when stomach acid pushes up into the esophagus, know the symptoms all too well: heartburn, belching, chest pain and…

UCF Scientist Leads Research to Break Through Harmful Bacterial “Fortresses” UCF Scientist Leads Research to Break Through Harmful Bacterial “Fortresses” June 1, 2026

College of Medicine Assistant Professor Renee Fleeman continues to refine a powerful therapy for drug-resistant bacteria that pierces the gooey coating that anchors and protects such germs…