Monthly Archives: June 2011

Statistics is tough

Posted on June 29, 2011 by corrie wong

Not as difficult as calculus though. After a week of stats, stats, and more stats, I’m ready to go back out into the field. Not that I don’t like statistics, but man oh man am I glad there are programs … Continue reading →

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It’s a Rough Life.

Posted on June 28, 2011 by rmallon

I got back from spending a week at home, and our plans had changed again. Apparently research is like that, especially when you’re waiting on mother nature to listen to you. The snow still hasn’t melted enough to open roads … Continue reading →

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True Life: I’m a College Graduate

Posted on June 25, 2011 by aschoblaske

Hello from the graduated side of a Puget Sound education. I wish I could tell you that graduation – and the 5 weeks since – have been along the lines of the 2009 hit (No? I was the only one … Continue reading →

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The bird and the worm…

Posted on June 23, 2011 by rmallon

Hi! I’m Rachael! I’m going into my second year of summer research. I work with Peter Wimberger on ice worm phylogenetics. Last year’s highlight: finding the southernmost ice worm population (Lewis Glacier, South Sister, OR). This year, I’m looking to … Continue reading →

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National Treasure

Posted on June 19, 2011 by iolson

-National Treasures-Second Story-Farmers Market-Smithsonian- Fishin’ Blues- NCTC-Back to the Future- Last week I discussed some world famous monuments that some, I suppose, would call “national treasures”. Here is a short list of some lesser known national treasures that I have … Continue reading →

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Beauty, beauty everywhere

Posted on June 17, 2011 by corrie wong

I always thought nothing was more beautiful than the white, sandy beaches of Hawaii with the sunshine and palm trees. That is, until this summer. With the bad rep that Washington gets for rain, I didn’t expect the summer to … Continue reading →

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On Monuments

Posted on June 12, 2011 by iolson

Lately, I’ve become somewhat interested in two things that I have absolutely no background in or knowledge about: bird watching and architecture. Allow me to make a few completely uninformed statements on the latter.

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Time to kick it up a notch

Posted on June 8, 2011 by corrie wong

Now that we’re about 3 1/2 weeks into summer, it’s time to kick it up a notch to reach my goals. But what’s that? A drip? Curses. Leaks, leaks, and more leaks. Fix one, and another appears. I finally got … Continue reading →

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Inaugurual Blogural

Posted on June 5, 2011 by iolson

مرحبا‎ (That says Hello! in Arabic) UPS asked me to write a blog about my summer as an intern with the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the National Council on US/Arab Relations in Washington, D.C. Despite my past pronouncements … Continue reading →

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Let the games begin

Posted on June 1, 2011 by corrie wong

This week is a great week of low tides, great for field sampling. In addition to the sulfide seep, I decided to sample a “clean” site further along Ruston Way. At this site, to sample the rocks at tidal height … Continue reading →

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