If I had the time and money, I could probably go to a conference on some topic related to my research interests every month or two. Some of us flock to as many conferences as possible; others avoid ...

A big thank you to all who took part in the 19th ESSS Poster Conference last Friday, December 5, 2025. It was wonderful to see such strong turnout and great posters and conversations throughout the ...

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 ...

A few years ago, presenting a poster at a scientific conference inevitably meant battling with thumbtacks, rubber bands, and an unwieldly sail of paper with little power to inspire. Now researchers ...

Stroll through a decent-sized scientific conference and you'll probably face a bewildering number of posters — many more than you could ever hope to read in one day. So you have to pick and choose.

Katie Shives is a PhD candidate in Microbiology at the University of Colorado. During her free time she writes about microbiology-related topics at kdshives.com and on Twitter @KDShives. There is a ...

A Tokyo gubernatorial election poster board is seen in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 20, 2024. Twenty-four posters of a woman unrelated to the election are seen pasted on both sides and the bottom of the ...