diff --git a/_pages/about.md b/_pages/about.md
index 6f661e7..97d615a 100644
--- a/_pages/about.md
+++ b/_pages/about.md
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ profile:
     <p>123 your address street</p>
     <p>Your City, State 12345</p>
 
-news: true # includes a list of news items
-latest_posts: true # includes a list of the newest posts
+news: false # includes a list of news items
+latest_posts: false # includes a list of the newest posts
 selected_papers: true # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
 social: true # includes social icons at the bottom of the page
 ---