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 ...

Posters are a staple of scientific communication, and most trainees will make at least one poster during their time in graduate school. However, despite posters being the second-most popular means of ...

Michigan State University doctoral student Mike Morrison has a redesign for scientific posters to spell out their main point in big, easy-to-read letters. (Courtesy of Mike Morrison) Mike Morrison ...

Stereotypical academic writing is rigid, dry, and mechanical, delivering prose that evokes memories of high school and undergraduate laboratory reports. The hallmark of this stereotype is passive ...

Writing in science -- Science writing as story telling -- Making a story sticky -- Story structure -- The opening -- The funnel : connecting O and C -- The challenge -- The action -- The resolution -- ...