PURPOSE
SUMMIT 2026 is being developed to bring together the military- and veteran-related work that already exists across Ohio State and the greater Central Ohio community, but which often operates in isolation.
The event is intended to function as more than a symposium. It is designed as a convening point where researchers, institutional leaders, students, clinicians, community stakeholders, and external partners can see one another’s work, identify aligned interests, and build pathways for collaboration, funding, and practical impact.
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WHO THE EVENT IS FOR
- Ohio State faculty, staff, clinicians, and researchers working on military- and veteran-related questions
- Military-connected students and student leaders across undergraduate, graduate, and professional education
- Community organizations, veteran-serving groups, state partners, and industry representatives interested in research, workforce, and applied
partnership
WHY IT MATTERS
- Creates a visible network across currently
dispersed military- and veteran-connected efforts - Gives partners direct interaction with researchers, project teams, and military-connected student talent
- Supports longer-term alignment with major
research, implementation, and workforce
opportunities
What Attendees Would Experience
- All-day poster presentations featuring projects from OSU colleges, research centers, student initiatives, and
community partners. - A lunch-time keynote focused on the future of military- and veteran-related research, partnership, and national
opportunity. - A rotating set of specialty talks, including student project spotlights and sessions tied to defense, Veteran health, rehabilitation, and translational impact.
- Structured networking and collaboration opportunities to identify shared interests, working groups, and funding
synergies. - A dedicated military-connected student showcase highlighting accomplishment, leadership, and graduate or professional pathways.
- Industry and community partner tables that allow external stakeholders to meet researchers, students, and
collaborators directly.
