The research I have participated in has been a perfect mix of ethical service and rigorous science. Serving communities and protecting the surrounding ecosystems have gone hand in hand. The chief principle behind ethical service (not just blindly motivated service) is that it is rooted in the community and directed by the community. For the two major research projects I helped with, we were invited there and, once on site, took most of our cues on what needed to be done from the local people. We got out science done but in a way that was aligned with the needs of the community.
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Robin
7/18/2017 05:46:11 pm
These are fundamental community development principles that Daddy always talked about. He would be so proud.
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Ben JohnsonI am a junior at Rice University majoring in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Environmental Studies Archives
June 2017
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