Long lines of text are more difficult to read, which is why magazines and newspapers always break up their text into narrower columns. If your poster has a landscape orientation, consider breaking ...

It can be incredibly daunting trying to create a scientific poster for an upcoming conference. Knowing where to start, what to include and how best to organize it. There are differing opinions as to ...

Carolyn Trietsch recently defended her Ph.D. in entomology at Penn State. You can view her website or follow her on Twitter @carolyntrietsch. Poster presentations are a staple of academic conferences.

Last week, NPR’s "All Things Considered" covered an unusual topic: Scientific conference posters. For the first time in decades, scientists are rethinking the traditional design of the posters they ...