update news post layout

Author: aboyle

NEWS_POSTS.md

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+# Boyle Lab news-post layout
+
+The `_layouts/post.html` template provides the editorial layout for every item in `_posts`. Existing posts require no changes. The template continues to use the current `title`, `date`, `categories`, `teaser`, `external-url`, and Markdown body fields.
+
+## Standard front matter
+
+```yaml
+---
+layout: post
+published: true
+title: Boyle Lab receives NINDS R01 award!
+date: 2026-06-12
+external-url: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11363610
+teaser: 2026/NINDS_R01_NUMT.png
+categories:
+  - Grants
+---
+```
+
+The teaser is displayed as the lead image. `Papers`, `Grants`, and `Awards` default to `contain`; other categories default to `cover`.
+
+## Optional editorial fields
+
+```yaml
+summary: >-
+  A one- or two-sentence standfirst that appears below the title.
+
+hero-image: /assets/news_graphics/2026/high-resolution-image.png
+hero-fit: contain        # contain or cover
+hero-alt: Description of the lead image
+hero-caption: Optional image credit or caption
+hide-hero: false
+
+cta-label: View project in NIH RePORTER
+```
+
+`hero-image` can point to a higher-resolution file while `teaser` remains the smaller News-index image. A relative `hero-image` or gallery path is resolved under `/assets/news_graphics/`.
+
+## Related publication
+
+Use the permanent BibTeX key from `_papers`:
+
+```yaml
+related-publication: McDonald2021Cas9MobileElements
+```
+
+The post will display the structured publication citation and its Article, DOI, PDF, PubMed, Code, Data, and BibTeX links when available. The separate external call-to-action is omitted because the publication card supplies the article link.
+
+## Related lab members
+
+Use Michigan `umid` values from `_people`:
+
+```yaml
+people:
+  - apboyle
+  - bmcbean
+```
+
+Each person is shown in a compact profile card linked to the member page.
+
+## Grant or award information
+
+```yaml
+award:
+  agency: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
+  mechanism: R01
+  project: Characterization and functional impact of somatic numtogenesis in the human cortex
+  collaborators:
+    - Ryan Mills
+```
+
+When `external-url` is also present, its action appears inside this information panel.
+
+## Curated image gallery
+
+```yaml
+gallery:
+  - src: 2026/event/photo-01.jpg
+    alt: Lab members at the event
+    caption: Optional caption
+  - src: 2026/event/photo-02.jpg
+    alt: Poster presentation
+```
+
+Older posts that generate image galleries in their Markdown remain supported. Their direct child `<div>` image collections receive the same responsive two-column treatment.
+
+## Automatic elements
+
+Every post receives:
+
+- A breadcrumb and category/date header.
+- An optional lead image based on `hero-image` or `teaser`.
+- Previous-story, All News, and next-story navigation.
+- Up to three recent stories from the same primary category.
+- Responsive typography, image treatment, and mobile layouts.

_config.yml

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   - requirements-publications.txt
   - Makefile
   - PUBLICATIONS.md
+  - NEWS_POSTS.md