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Sara Rybak, a student in the Environmental Studies and Geographic Information Systems programs at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, won first place in the College Student Poster Competition at the 28th annual Minnesota Geographic Information Systems and Land Information Systems (GIS/LIS) Conference held in Duluth during October.

Rybak, of Sturgeon Lake and a graduate of Willow River High School, entered her poster titled "Evaluating the Impacts of Environmental Factors on Eastern Larch Beetle in Minnesota." She began her project during the spring semester 2018 GIS II course, and com...