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Dear Unit Award Chairs, September marks the beginning of an important period for faculty recognition activities across the university. Many internal award deadlines are now approaching, while nomination cycles for prestigious external awards, fellowships and limited submission opportunities continue throughout the fall. This month's bulletin highlights upcoming opportunities, resources to support...

Douglass Schumacher has been studying lasers for almost 40 years. His study of light at such an intense level has been a passion since he joined Bell Laboratories after his undergraduate work, and today involves not just lasers themselves, but also protons, neutrons and electrons, the particles that make up atoms.

In 2026, Ohio State welcomed just over 300 new faculty, including tenure-track, clinical/teaching/practice track, research track and associated faculty.