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Project Title (font size 60 or larger)
Maybe You Need a Second Line
FirstName1 LastName1, FirstName2 LastName2, FirstName3 LastName3, FirstName4 LastName4
Faculty sponsor: Dr. FirstName LastName or Prof. FirstName LastName
Abstract (heading font size 48-60)
The text in the body of your poster sections should be
size 28-40. Keep at least 1” margins all around your
poster. A white background with dark fonts is easiest to
read and print. You don’t have to limit yourself to black
and dark blue, but you should limit yourself to 2 or 3 text
colors, total. Sans serif fonts (like Arial and Calibri) are
easier to read than serif fonts (like Times). Adjust the
widths of your sections to accommodate the specifics of
your poster, but it is always best to have the reader
read down, and then right, so that multiple readers are
not crossing in front of one another. A creative
arrangement of sections can be confusing to the reader,
so go in the typical order of a lab report. The abstract
should be in paragraph form with full sentences.
Methods
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Results
Briefly describe what you used and the steps you
took
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Summarize what your data show but don’t interpret
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Don’t give raw data
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Avoid listing every little item or step, especially if
they are considered standard or obvious
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Use graphs, tables, and other figures to help your
summary (Figure 3)
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Include information about the setting of your study if
it wasn’t in a lab
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Always refer to every graph, table, and picture in
your text
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Briefly mention the statistical analyses you used
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Be concise! Simplify whenever possible
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Include photos, drawings, maps, etc. if they help to
illustrate your methods (Figures 1 and 2)
All pictures and graphs should be called “Figure X”
and numbered starting with the first one that is
mentioned in your text
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All pictures and graphs should be called “Figure X”
and numbered starting with the first one that is
mentioned in your text
All tables should be called “Table X” and numbered
starting with the first one that is mentioned in your
text
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Be sure all figures and tables are referred to in your
text and don’t just stand alone
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Discussion
This might be a photo.
This might be a map.
Figure 1. Photo of the study organism. Follow this title with a brief
description of the figure. Be sure to refer to the figure in the text.
Figure 2. Map of the study site. Follow this title with a brief
description of the figure. Be sure to refer to the figure in the text.
Introduction
Font size should be 28-40
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Less is more in a poster
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Use bullet points to be brief
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Don’t use more than one level of indentation
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Can be incomplete sentences
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Citations like this1, 2, 3 save space
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Don’t include every bit of interesting information
about your organism or system
Instead touch briefly on background info relevant to
your question
End with the question or hypothesis
Make the sections as long as necessary and then
space things vertically to fit comfortably
Briefly mention what your data tell you about your
question or hypothesis
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Link your conclusion to the bigger picture. Why is
this outcome important?
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Be careful to use good spelling and grammar
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Give yourself time to edit and seek the help of
reviewer
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Whatever you do, be consistent in your formatting
and style
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Remember: simpler is better for a poster
4.0
Measurement (units)
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Acknowledgments
3.8
3.6
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This section often uses a slightly smaller font size
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Simple lists of names, with out description, are fine
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Be sure to include anyone who helped you but do not include
other authors on the paper, including your advisor
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Notice how “acknowledgments” is spelled in American English
3.4
A
B
C
3.2
Literature Cited
3.0
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Figure 3. Measurement over four days. Notice the graph doesn’t
need its own title because everything is described here. Keep graphs
simple and clean. Be sure to refer to the figure in the text.
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Use an abbreviated citation style
2.
York, HA. 2015. Journal of Posters 3: 29-35.
3.
List references in the order they appear in the poster, not
alphabetically