diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 4c4e2165aba4..d29b6fe9710e 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ bing_site_verification: # out your bing-site-verification ID (Bing Webmaster)
 # Blog
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-blog_name: Our Research Punchline # blog_name will be displayed in your blog page
+blog_name: Our Research Punchline # blog_name will be displayed in your blog page (IF YOU HAVE ONE)
 blog_description: trying to understand x
 permalink: /blog/:year/:title/
 
diff --git a/_includes/header.liquid b/_includes/header.liquid
index 438c4c1b41cd..e7bb306df7db 100644
--- a/_includes/header.liquid
+++ b/_includes/header.liquid
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@
     </progress>
   {% endif %}
   {% if site.banner %}
+    <div class="post">
         <img src="/{{site.banner}}" class="banner" alt="Banner Image">
+    </div>
   {% endif %}
   <style>
     .banner {
diff --git a/_pages/research.md b/_pages/research.md
index 5494ce38d8c9..4fbbe472bb18 100644
--- a/_pages/research.md
+++ b/_pages/research.md
@@ -1,190 +1,10 @@
 ---
-layout: default
+layout: page
 permalink: /research/
 title: research
+description: big picture explanations of our research interests come here
 nav: true
-nav_order: 1
-pagination:
-  enabled: true
-  collection: posts
-  permalink: /page/:num/
-  per_page: 5
-  sort_field: date
-  sort_reverse: true
-  trail:
-    before: 1 # The number of links before the current page
-    after: 3 # The number of links after the current page
+nav_order: 2
 ---
 
-<div class="post">
-
-{% assign blog_name_size = site.blog_name | size %}
-{% assign blog_description_size = site.blog_description | size %}
-
-{% if blog_name_size > 0 or blog_description_size > 0 %}
-
-  <div class="header-bar">
-    <h1>{{ site.blog_name }}</h1>
-    <h2>{{ site.blog_description }}</h2>
-  </div>
-  {% endif %}
-
-{% if site.display_tags or site.display_categories %}
-
-  <div class="tag-category-list">
-    <ul class="p-0 m-0">
-      {% for tag in site.display_tags %}
-        <li>
-          <i class="fa-solid fa-hashtag fa-sm"></i> <a href="{{ tag | slugify | prepend: '/blog/tag/' | relative_url }}">{{ tag }}</a>
-        </li>
-        {% unless forloop.last %}
-          <p>&bull;</p>
-        {% endunless %}
-      {% endfor %}
-      {% if site.display_categories.size > 0 and site.display_tags.size > 0 %}
-        <p>&bull;</p>
-      {% endif %}
-      {% for category in site.display_categories %}
-        <li>
-          <i class="fa-solid fa-tag fa-sm"></i> <a href="{{ category | slugify | prepend: '/blog/category/' | relative_url }}">{{ category }}</a>
-        </li>
-        {% unless forloop.last %}
-          <p>&bull;</p>
-        {% endunless %}
-      {% endfor %}
-    </ul>
-  </div>
-  {% endif %}
-
-{% assign featured_posts = site.posts | where: "featured", "true" %}
-{% if featured_posts.size > 0 %}
-<br>
-
-<div class="container featured-posts">
-{% assign is_even = featured_posts.size | modulo: 2 %}
-<div class="row row-cols-{% if featured_posts.size <= 2 or is_even == 0 %}2{% else %}3{% endif %}">
-{% for post in featured_posts %}
-<div class="card-item col">
-<a href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}">
-<div class="card hoverable">
-<div class="row g-0">
-<div class="col-md-12">
-<div class="card-body">
-<div class="float-right">
-<i class="fa-solid fa-thumbtack fa-xs"></i>
-</div>
-<h3 class="card-title text-lowercase">{{ post.title }}</h3>
-<p class="card-text">{{ post.description }}</p>
-
-                    {% if post.external_source == blank %}
-                      {% assign read_time = post.content | number_of_words | divided_by: 180 | plus: 1 %}
-                    {% else %}
-                      {% assign read_time = post.feed_content | strip_html | number_of_words | divided_by: 180 | plus: 1 %}
-                    {% endif %}
-                    {% assign year = post.date | date: "%Y" %}
-
-                    <p class="post-meta">
-                      {{ read_time }} min read &nbsp; &middot; &nbsp;
-                      <a href="{{ year | prepend: '/blog/' | prepend: site.baseurl}}">
-                        <i class="fa-solid fa-calendar fa-sm"></i> {{ year }} </a>
-                    </p>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </a>
-        </div>
-      {% endfor %}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <hr>
-
-{% endif %}
-
-  <ul class="post-list">
-
-    {% if page.pagination.enabled %}
-      {% assign postlist = paginator.posts %}
-    {% else %}
-      {% assign postlist = site.posts %}
-    {% endif %}
-
-    {% for post in postlist %}
-
-    {% if post.external_source == blank %}
-      {% assign read_time = post.content | number_of_words | divided_by: 180 | plus: 1 %}
-    {% else %}
-      {% assign read_time = post.feed_content | strip_html | number_of_words | divided_by: 180 | plus: 1 %}
-    {% endif %}
-    {% assign year = post.date | date: "%Y" %}
-    {% assign tags = post.tags | join: "" %}
-    {% assign categories = post.categories | join: "" %}
-
-    <li>
-
-{% if post.thumbnail %}
-
-<div class="row">
-          <div class="col-sm-9">
-{% endif %}
-        <h3>
-        {% if post.redirect == blank %}
-          <a class="post-title" href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
-        {% elsif post.redirect contains '://' %}
-          <a class="post-title" href="{{ post.redirect }}" target="_blank">{{ post.title }}</a>
-          <svg width="2rem" height="2rem" viewBox="0 0 40 40" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-            <path d="M17 13.5v6H5v-12h6m3-3h6v6m0-6-9 9" class="icon_svg-stroke" stroke="#999" stroke-width="1.5" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path>
-          </svg>
-        {% else %}
-          <a class="post-title" href="{{ post.redirect | relative_url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
-        {% endif %}
-      </h3>
-      <p>{{ post.description }}</p>
-      <p class="post-meta">
-        {{ read_time }} min read &nbsp; &middot; &nbsp;
-        {{ post.date | date: '%B %d, %Y' }}
-        {% if post.external_source %}
-        &nbsp; &middot; &nbsp; {{ post.external_source }}
-        {% endif %}
-      </p>
-      <p class="post-tags">
-        <a href="{{ year | prepend: '/blog/' | prepend: site.baseurl}}">
-          <i class="fa-solid fa-calendar fa-sm"></i> {{ year }} </a>
-
-          {% if tags != "" %}
-          &nbsp; &middot; &nbsp;
-            {% for tag in post.tags %}
-            <a href="{{ tag | slugify | prepend: '/blog/tag/' | prepend: site.baseurl}}">
-              <i class="fa-solid fa-hashtag fa-sm"></i> {{ tag }}</a> &nbsp;
-              {% endfor %}
-          {% endif %}
-
-          {% if categories != "" %}
-          &nbsp; &middot; &nbsp;
-            {% for category in post.categories %}
-            <a href="{{ category | slugify | prepend: '/blog/category/' | prepend: site.baseurl}}">
-              <i class="fa-solid fa-tag fa-sm"></i> {{ category }}</a> &nbsp;
-              {% endfor %}
-          {% endif %}
-    </p>
-
-{% if post.thumbnail %}
-
-</div>
-
-  <div class="col-sm-3">
-    <img class="card-img" src="{{post.thumbnail | relative_url}}" style="object-fit: cover; height: 90%" alt="image">
-  </div>
-</div>
-{% endif %}
-    </li>
-
-    {% endfor %}
-
-  </ul>
-
-{% if page.pagination.enabled %}
-{% include pagination.liquid %}
-{% endif %}
-
-</div>
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+Need to fill this in!
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