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Mines Medal Winner

University Distinguished Professor Diana Wall, director of the Colorado State University School of Global Environmental Sustainability, will receive the Mines Medal of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Thursday in Rapid City.  Wall is acknowledged as a leading expert on biodiversity through her research on microbial and invertebrate diversity contributions to productive soils.  As a member of a working group of the President's Council on Advisors on Science and Technology, her studies impact national policy responding to threats to the nation's ecosystems.