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Put your UNIV. logo here PUT YOUR TITLE HERE – MAKING SURE IT’S SHORT, SIMPLE & INFORMATIVE (AND WOULD MAKE YOUR FRIEND WHO IS NOT IN GRADUATE SCHOOL WANT TO STOP AND LOOK) STUDENT’S AND FACULTY ADVISOR’S (+ OTHER AUTHORS AS NECESSARY) and INSTITUTION NAME HERE And use whatever colors and fonts for your poster that you wish! INTRODUCTION BE STINGY WITH YOUR WORDS THROUGHOUT THE POSTER. YOU WILL BE SPEAKING TO THE LEGISLATOR AND PERHAPS SHOWING HIM/HER A MODEL OR EXAMPLE. DON’T RELY ON THEM TO READ THE POSTER. SHOW THEM WHAT IS IMPORTANT. BE ENGAGING! DON’T LET THEM STAND READ IN SILENCE. THEY MAY ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES FOR YOU. - STATE VERY SIMPLY WHAT BIG QUESTION IS BEING ADDRESSED WHY IT IS IMPORTANT IN GENERAL WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Figure 1. 1 Can you show what you did in a picture or pictures? SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION SUMMARIZE VERY SIMPLY THE 2 -3 MAIN THINGS YOU LEARNED CONCLUDE WHAT THIS STUDY HAS LEARNED – WHAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TOWARD ANSWERING THE BIG QUESTION POSED AT THE OUTSET A GOOD RULE OF THUMB IS TO FRAME YOUR WRITTEN MATERIALS IN “HEADLINE” STYLE AND TO USE NO MORE THAN 7 WORDS PER LINE AND 7 LINES PER PANEL STATE WHAT THIS STUDY HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ECONOMIC OR SOCIETAL WELL-BEING OF NORTH CAROLINA, THE NATION OR THE WORLD HYPOTHESIS STATE IN PLAIN, JARGON FREE ENGLISH WHAT IS THE QUESTION YOU ARE ADDRESSING IN THIS PROJECT AND WHAT YOU THINK/THOUGHT AT THE OUTSET WAS THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION Future Studies WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS FOR ANSWERING THIS BIG QUESTION? METHODS Figure 2. § Describe the subjects or sources of data for this study. § State very simply what you did What is the MOST compelling piece of data that you collected? What is the simplest way to convey this point? STATE YOUR SOURCES OF FUNDING (ALL OF THEM!) FOR THIS PROJECT. EXPRESS YOUR GRATITUDE TO YOUR UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS WORK.