We started our day at the modest time of 8:00, waking up to prepare for our statistics workshop with the wonderful Dr. Cassandra Donatelli. We downloaded the necessary software, R, to get ready. After that, our paths divulged, with some staying at the dorms and some going to Friday Harbor Labs with our favorite Riley.

At the labs, many of us were continuing data collection, either in Dr. Billie Swalla’s lab space or down at Dr. Sandy’s tanks. It was a beautiful day on the island.

Flora and Ansuya were working on sea hare behavior, while Ian and Max were in the lab observing their behavior under certain stresses.

Supervised by the wonderful Emma, the rest of the students plugged away on their individual projects: designing posters, analyzing data, and compiling all the information we’ve gathered over the past three weeks. It was more productive for some than others, but with the program coming to a close, all the students are locking in to get their projects done.

After an intense work period, everyone needed a well-earned break. Emma and Riley took us all to Community Treasures, an eccentric and abundant collection of knick-knacks, doo-dads, and proverbial diamonds. We wandered around the complex, exploring antiques, cassettes, and fascinating fits put together from the various oddities.

After our terrific thrift trip, we returned to the dorms for our statistics workshop! For a second pleasant time, we had the honor of hosting Dr. Donatelli to teach us about the R program. We learned how to do many things with our data, including creating plots, graphs, and making calculations. This was incredibly helpful and provided a strong backbone for our data analysis work.