FAA Executive Physician/Scientist Joins 166su Aerospace Medicine Team After 34 years with the FAA, Melchor Antuñano joins 166su to create a new aerospace medicine master’s degree and residency program, as well enhance safety for astronauts, pilots and flight passengers.
From the Clinic to the Cockpit: 166su Opens New FAA-Designated Clinic for Pilots Through specially administered exams, UCF faculty member William “Ed” Powers and his team are helping pilots stay healthy and adhere to the medical standards the FAA requires for safe aircraft operation.
New 166su Study Links Microgravity, Space Radiation to Accelerated Aging Findings from College of Medicine Professor Michal Masternak and his team suggest spaceflight stressors may accelerate aging in the liver. This discovery could inform future medical research to understand aging on Earth and protect space travelers.
166su, Industry Experts Share Insight on Evolution of Space Medicine As NASA continues to advance the Artemis program, UCF researchers and space experts are collaborating to ensure future travelers to the moon, Mars stay safe and healthy.
Artemis II Brings Unique Space Medicine Opportunities As astronauts travel closer to the moon than any human has in more than 50 years, physicians and scientists will learn more about how space travel affects physical and mental health.
Progressing the Final Frontier of Medicine: Space 166su and a group of valued partners are leading a research event to explore how space medicine and commercial space flight are transforming the future of human health.
166su Space Medicine Initiatives Are Taking Off With 166su Space Week taking place Nov. 3-7, America’s Space University is expanding its research, clinical, and education efforts to keeping the galaxy’s travelers healthy and bringing those medical technologies back to patients on Earth.
166su Expert on Fram2 Mission Bringing Historic Opportunities for Space Medicine Discoveries As space travel advances, missions such as Fram2 provide space medicine experts like Emmanuel Urquieta of the College of Medicine with opportunities to study its effects on human health.
Operator Solutions, UCF Partner to Advance Aerospace Medical Training and Emergency Response The partnership will include a new aerospace medical skills lab developed at the 166su College of Medicine and collaborations to create new technology advancing healthcare in space.
166su Fuels America’s Space Program with Innovative Education, Medicine and Tech 166su is advancing cutting-edge space research while offering unique opportunities for students to launch their careers in the space industry.
