@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ The organization welcomes students at all experience levels. Event details, offi
 
 ## Main pages
 
-- [Home](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/): Overview of the organization, its objectives, Fall 2026 recruitment notice, and current calls to action.
+- [Home](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/): Overview of the organization, its objectives, and current calls to action.
 - [About](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/about/): Mission and work across education, research, professional networking, and community impact.
 - [Calendar](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/calendar/): Current workshops, meetings, and special events in Pacific time.
 - [Collaborations](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/collaborations/): Partnership opportunities for students, faculty, alumni, research groups, and industry.
 - [Officers](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/officers/): Fall 2026 and previous student leadership rosters, including submitted public bios and profile links.
-- [Join](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/signup/): Interest form, newsletter signup, and community channels.
+- [Join](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/signup/): Recruitment status, newsletter signup, and community channels.
 - [Contact](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/contact/): Verified public channels for general questions, partnerships, events, and participation.
 - [Privacy](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/privacy/): How analytics, browser preferences, embedded services, forms, and external platforms handle information.
 - [Developers](https://compbioatberkeley.github.io/developers/): Supported machine-readable resources and current technical capability boundaries.
 
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
-import { ExternalLink } from "lucide-react";
 import { EnhancedButton } from "@/components/ui/enhanced-button";
 import { HeroGenomePathfinder } from "@/components/HeroGenomePathfinder";
 import { HeroScienceGraphic } from "@/components/HeroScienceGraphic";
 import { PartnerLogoWall } from "@/components/PartnerLogoWall";
 import { SectionHeading } from "@/components/PageHeader";
-import RecruitmentBanner from "@/components/RecruitmentBanner";
 
 const objectives = [
   {
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@ const objectives = [
 
 const Home = () => (
   <div>
-    <RecruitmentBanner />
-
     <section className="hero-shell relative isolate overflow-hidden border-b border-border bg-background">
       <div className="absolute inset-0 z-0 bg-lab-grid" aria-hidden="true" />
       <HeroGenomePathfinder />
@@ -45,14 +41,7 @@ const Home = () => (
 
           <div className="mt-8 flex flex-wrap gap-3">
             <EnhancedButton asChild variant="primary" size="lg">
-              <a
-                href="https://forms.gle/EQmWP1JWzDzrFji79"
-                target="_blank"
-                rel="noopener noreferrer"
-              >
-                sign up for updates
-                <ExternalLink />
-              </a>
+              <Link to="/signup/">stay connected</Link>
             </EnhancedButton>
             <EnhancedButton asChild variant="outline" size="lg">
               <Link to="/about/">about us</Link>
@@ -71,8 +60,9 @@ const Home = () => (
       <p className="mb-8 max-w-[68ch] text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground md:text-base">
         We make computational biology easier to enter and more useful to practice. Members can learn
         core methods, meet collaborators across disciplines, and apply those skills in student-led
-        work. Our public calendar, officer directory, collaboration information, and interest forms
-        are the best starting points for students and partners looking for current opportunities.
+        work. Our public calendar, officer directory, collaboration information, newsletter, and
+        community channels are the best starting points for students and partners looking for
+        current opportunities.
       </p>
       <div className="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-3">
         {objectives.map((item) => (
 
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ const practices = [
   },
   {
     title: "Forms, calendars, and external services",
-    body: "Signup and interest forms are hosted by Google Forms, and the events page displays a Google Calendar. Social and community links lead to services including LinkedIn, Instagram, Linktree, and GitHub. When you open or submit through those services, their privacy terms and account settings govern the information they receive. Review a form before sending personal information.",
+    body: "Newsletter and other public forms are hosted by Google Forms, and the events page displays a Google Calendar. Social and community links lead to services including LinkedIn, Instagram, Linktree, and GitHub. When you open or submit through those services, their privacy terms and account settings govern the information they receive. Review a form before sending personal information.",
   },
   {
     title: "Local preferences and site operation",
-    body: "The site stores a theme preference in your browser so light, dark, or system appearance can persist across visits. A short-lived browser session preference may remember that you dismissed a recruitment announcement. These values support display and interface choices; they are not used by the organization to build a member profile.",
+    body: "The site stores a theme preference in your browser so light, dark, or system appearance can persist across visits. This preference supports display and interface choices; it is not used by the organization to build a member profile.",
   },
   {
     title: "Choices and questions",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const Privacy = () => (
     />
 
     <section className="mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 py-16 sm:px-6 md:py-20 lg:px-8">
-      <SectionHeading title="How the site handles information" meta="updated Aug 21, 2026" />
+      <SectionHeading title="How the site handles information" meta="updated Sep 15, 2026" />
       <p className="mb-10 max-w-[72ch] text-base leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
         Computational Biology at Berkeley is a student organization, and this site is published
         through GitHub Pages. We collect only what is needed to operate and understand the public