diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 4340ee503438..935f05060c24 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ description: > # the ">" symbol means to ignore newlines until "footer_text:"
   The Nolan x Surmelli Lab website.
 keywords: jekyll, jekyll-theme, academic-website, portfolio-website # add your own keywords or leave empty
 lang: en # the language of your site (for example: en, fr, cn, ru, etc.)
-icon: ⚛️ # the emoji used as the favicon (alternatively, provide image name in /assets/img/)
+icon: favicon.ico # the emoji used as the favicon (alternatively, provide image name in /assets/img/)
 
 url: https://MattNolanLab.github.io # the base hostname & protocol for your site
 baseurl: # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/. Leave blank for root
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ rss_icon: false
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 navbar_fixed: true
-footer_fixed: true
+footer_fixed: false
 
 # Dimensions
 max_width: 800px
diff --git a/_data/repositories.yml b/_data/repositories.yml
index de243c898134..55ae9be0fb53 100644
--- a/_data/repositories.yml
+++ b/_data/repositories.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-github_users:
-  - MattNolanLab
-
 github_repos:
   - MattNolanLab/grid_cell_analysis
   - MattNolanLab/SPAD_in_vivo
diff --git a/assets/img/favicon.ico b/assets/img/favicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3103a33957a
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