diff --git a/components/Header/Header.vue b/components/Header/Header.vue
index a6a394c..f149ce3 100644
--- a/components/Header/Header.vue
+++ b/components/Header/Header.vue
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ const links = [
   {
     title: 'data',
     displayTitle: 'Data & Models',
-    href: '/data'
+    href: '/data?type=dataset'
   },
   {
     title: 'apps',
diff --git a/pages/about/index.vue b/pages/about/index.vue
index ac1707d..097cae6 100644
--- a/pages/about/index.vue
+++ b/pages/about/index.vue
@@ -73,6 +73,21 @@ import marked from '@/mixins/marked'
 import { getPreviousDate } from '@/utils/common'
 import { pathOr } from 'ramda'
 
+const months = [
+  'January',
+  'Febuary',
+  'March',
+  'April',
+  'May',
+  'June',
+  'July',
+  'August',
+  'September',
+  'October',
+  'November',
+  'December'
+]
+
 export default {
   name: 'AboutPage',
 
@@ -118,6 +133,7 @@ export default {
     const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear()
     // we use last months date to get the metrics bc the metrics for the current month aren't published until the end of the month
     const lastMonthsDate = getPreviousDate(currentMonth, currentYear)
+    let dateUsed = lastMonthsDate
     return Promise.all([
       /**
        * Page data
@@ -143,6 +159,7 @@ export default {
         })
         .catch(() => {
           const monthBeforeLastDate = getPreviousDate(lastMonthsDate.month, lastMonthsDate.year)
+          dateUsed = monthBeforeLastDate
           return $axios
             .get(config.public.METRICS_URL + `/pennsieve?year=${monthBeforeLastDate.year}&month=${monthBeforeLastDate.month}`)
             .then(({ data }) => {
@@ -191,11 +208,11 @@ export default {
       metricsItems: [{
         title: 'Total Downloads',
         data: totalDownloads.toString(),
-        subData: `(${metrics.downloadsLastMonth} last month)`
+        subData: `(${metrics.downloadsLastMonth} in ${months[dateUsed.month - 1]})`
       }, {
         title: 'Dataset Contributors',
         data: metrics.totalContributors?.toString(),
-        subData: `(${metrics.newContributors} new in the last month)`
+        subData: `(${metrics.newContributors} new in ${months[dateUsed.month - 1]})`
       }]
     }))
   },
diff --git a/pages/about/metrics/index.vue b/pages/about/metrics/index.vue
index 90dee1c..7d54e44 100644
--- a/pages/about/metrics/index.vue
+++ b/pages/about/metrics/index.vue
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         v-else
         :metrics-data="metricsData"
       />
-      <div class="row my-32">
+      <div class="body1 ml-16">
         Last metrics update: {{ monthLastUpdate.toLocaleString('default', { month: 'long' }) }} {{ monthLastUpdate.getFullYear() }}
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/pages/about/projects/index.vue b/pages/about/projects/index.vue
index 3eb6fe9..1beb03d 100644
--- a/pages/about/projects/index.vue
+++ b/pages/about/projects/index.vue
@@ -268,10 +268,11 @@ export default {
 
   watch: {
     '$route.query.consortiaType': {
-      handler: async function () {
-        if (!this.$route.query.consortiaType) {
+      handler: function () {
+        // Added route name check bc clicking on Data & Models header link was causing this to still fire after navigating to the data page
+        if (!this.$route.query.consortiaType && this.$route.name == 'about-projects') {
           this.$router.push({
-            query: { consortiaType: this.consortiaType['id'] }
+            query: {consortiaType: this.consortiaType['id'] }
           })
         } else {
           this.searchData = {
diff --git a/pages/data/index.vue b/pages/data/index.vue
index 49f79a6..1353c67 100644
--- a/pages/data/index.vue
+++ b/pages/data/index.vue
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@ export default {
     const route = useRoute()
     if (route.query.type == 'projects') {
       const focusQuery = route.query.selectedProjectsAnatomicalFocusIds
-      await navigateTo(`/about/projects?consortiaType=SPARC&selectedProjectsAnatomicalFocusIds=${focusQuery}`)
+      let newPath = '/about/projects?consortiaType=SPARC'
+      if (focusQuery) {
+        newPath += `&selectedProjectsAnatomicalFocusIds=${focusQuery}`
+      }
+      return navigateTo(newPath)
     }
     const { $algoliaClient } = useNuxtApp()
     const algoliaSortOptions = [
diff --git a/tests/cypress/e2e/homepage.cy.js b/tests/cypress/e2e/homepage.cy.js
index 7582259..e50b241 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/e2e/homepage.cy.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/e2e/homepage.cy.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('Homepage', { testIsolation: false }, function () {
 
   it('Navigation Bar', function () {
     // Check for navigation bar
-    cy.get('.mobile-navigation > :nth-child(1) > :nth-child(1) > a').should('contain', 'Data & Models').and('have.attr', 'href', '/data')
+    cy.get('.mobile-navigation > :nth-child(1) > :nth-child(1) > a').should('contain', 'Data & Models').and('have.attr', 'href', '/data?type=dataset')
     cy.get('.mobile-navigation > :nth-child(1) > :nth-child(2) > a').should('contain', 'SPARC Apps').and('have.attr', 'href', '/apps')
     cy.get('.mobile-navigation > :nth-child(1) > :nth-child(3) > a').should('contain', 'Tools & Resources').and('have.attr', 'href', '/tools-and-resources')
     cy.get('.mobile-navigation > :nth-child(1) > :nth-child(4) > a').should('contain', 'News & Events').and('have.attr', 'href', '/news-and-events')