diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 052c5a6..0317d72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.0",
     "@types/node": "^24.0.10",
+    "@types/pako": "^2.0.3",
     "@types/react": "^19.1.8",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.1.6",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.6.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 223bb6e..141b824 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^24.0.10
         version: 24.0.13
+      '@types/pako':
+        specifier: ^2.0.3
+        version: 2.0.3
       '@types/react':
         specifier: ^19.1.8
         version: 19.1.8
@@ -1059,6 +1062,9 @@ packages:
   '@types/node@24.0.13':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Qm9OYVOFHFYg3wJoTSrz80hoec5Lia/dPp84do3X7dZvLikQvM1YpmvTBEdIr/e+U8HTkFjLHLnl78K/qjf+jQ==}
 
+  '@types/pako@2.0.3':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-bq0hMV9opAcrmE0Byyo0fY3Ew4tgOevJmQ9grUhpXQhYfyLJ1Kqg3P33JT5fdbT2AjeAjR51zqqVjAL/HMkx7Q==}
+
   '@types/react-dom@19.1.6':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-4hOiT/dwO8Ko0gV1m/TJZYk3y0KBnY9vzDh7W+DH17b2HFSOGgdj33dhihPeuy3l0q23+4e+hoXHV6hCC4dCXw==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -3791,6 +3797,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       undici-types: 7.8.0
 
+  '@types/pako@2.0.3': {}
+
   '@types/react-dom@19.1.6(@types/react@19.1.8)':
     dependencies:
       '@types/react': 19.1.8
diff --git a/src/app/course/[courseName]/calendar/CourseCalendar.tsx b/src/app/course/[courseName]/calendar/CourseCalendar.tsx
index 5a230b1..282aee5 100644
--- a/src/app/course/[courseName]/calendar/CourseCalendar.tsx
+++ b/src/app/course/[courseName]/calendar/CourseCalendar.tsx
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ export default function CourseCalendar() {
       className="
         min-h-0
         flex-grow
-        border-4
+        border-2
         border-gray-900
         rounded-lg
-        bg-slate-950
+        bg-slate-950/70
         sm:p-1
       "
     >
diff --git a/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/assignment/[assignmentName]/AssignmentPreview.tsx b/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/assignment/[assignmentName]/AssignmentPreview.tsx
index 1168183..b3bc407 100644
--- a/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/assignment/[assignmentName]/AssignmentPreview.tsx
+++ b/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/assignment/[assignmentName]/AssignmentPreview.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import MarkdownDisplay from "@/components/MarkdownDisplay";
 import { LocalAssignment } from "@/models/local/assignment/localAssignment";
 import { rubricItemIsExtraCredit } from "@/models/local/assignment/rubricItem";
 import { assignmentPoints } from "@/models/local/assignment/utils/assignmentPointsUtils";
+import { formatHumanReadableDate } from "@/services/utils/dateFormat";
 import React, { Fragment } from "react";
 
 export default function AssignmentPreview({
@@ -19,11 +20,15 @@ export default function AssignmentPreview({
       <section>
         <div className="flex">
           <div className="flex-1 text-end pe-3">Due Date</div>
-          <div className="flex-1">{assignment.dueAt}</div>
+          <div className="flex-1">
+            {formatHumanReadableDate(assignment.dueAt)}
+          </div>
         </div>
         <div className="flex">
           <div className="flex-1 text-end pe-3">Lock Date</div>
-          <div className="flex-1">{assignment.lockAt}</div>
+          <div className="flex-1">
+            {assignment.lockAt && formatHumanReadableDate(assignment.lockAt)}
+          </div>
         </div>
         <div className="flex">
           <div className="flex-1 text-end pe-3">Assignment Group Name</div>
diff --git a/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/page/[pageName]/EditPageHeader.tsx b/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/page/[pageName]/EditPageHeader.tsx
index 352c534..3b765d4 100644
--- a/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/page/[pageName]/EditPageHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/page/[pageName]/EditPageHeader.tsx
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ export default function EditPageHeader({
   return (
     <div className="py-1 flex flex-row justify-start gap-3">
       <Link
-        className="btn btn-thin"
+        className="btn"
         href={getCourseUrl(courseName)}
         shallow={true}
       >
         {courseName}
       </Link>
       <UpdatePageName pageName={pageName} moduleName={moduleName} />
-      <div>{pageName}</div>
+      <div className="my-auto">{pageName}</div>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/quiz/[quizName]/EditQuizHeader.tsx b/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/quiz/[quizName]/EditQuizHeader.tsx
index 7244f8e..0b0857e 100644
--- a/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/quiz/[quizName]/EditQuizHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/quiz/[quizName]/EditQuizHeader.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default function EditQuizHeader({
   return (
     <div className="py-1 flex flex-row justify-start gap-3">
       <Link
-        className="btn btn-thin"
+        className="btn"
         href={getCourseUrl(courseName)}
         shallow={true}
       >
diff --git a/src/services/htmlMarkdownUtils.ts b/src/services/htmlMarkdownUtils.ts
index ed3209c..d737f21 100644
--- a/src/services/htmlMarkdownUtils.ts
+++ b/src/services/htmlMarkdownUtils.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,34 @@
 "use client";
-import { marked } from "marked";
+import { marked, MarkedExtension } from "marked";
 import DOMPurify from "isomorphic-dompurify";
 import { LocalCourseSettings } from "@/models/local/localCourseSettings";
 import markedKatex from "marked-katex-extension";
 
+const mermaidExtension = {
+  name: "mermaid",
+  level: "block" as const,
+  start(src: string) {
+    return src.indexOf("```mermaid");
+  },
+  tokenizer(src: string) {
+    const rule = /^```mermaid\n([\s\S]+?)```(?:\n|$)/;
+    const match = rule.exec(src);
+    if (match) {
+      return {
+        type: "mermaid",
+        raw: match[0],
+        text: match[1].trim(),
+      };
+    }
+  },
+  renderer(token: { text: string }) {
+    const base64 = btoa(token.text);
+    const url = `https://mermaid.ink/img/${base64}?type=png`
+    console.log(token.text, url);
+    return `<img src="${url}" alt="Mermaid diagram" />`;
+  },
+};
+
 marked.use(
   markedKatex({
     throwOnError: false,
@@ -11,6 +36,8 @@ marked.use(
   })
 );
 
+marked.use({ extensions: [mermaidExtension] });
+
 export function extractImageSources(htmlString: string) {
   const srcUrls = [];
   const regex = /<img[^>]+src=["']?([^"'>]+)["']?/g;
@@ -22,6 +49,7 @@ export function extractImageSources(htmlString: string) {
 
   return srcUrls;
 }
+
 export function convertImagesToCanvasImages(
   html: string,
   settings: LocalCourseSettings
@@ -37,7 +65,9 @@ export function convertImagesToCanvasImages(
   for (const imageSrc of imageSources) {
     const destinationUrl = imageLookup[imageSrc];
     if (typeof destinationUrl === "undefined") {
-      console.log(`No image in settings for ${imageSrc}, do you have NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_FILE_SYNC=true in your settings?`)
+      console.log(
+        `No image in settings for ${imageSrc}, do you have NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_FILE_SYNC=true in your settings?`
+      );
     }
     // could error check here, but better to just not display an image...
     // if (typeof destinationUrl === "undefined") {
diff --git a/src/services/utils/dateFormat.ts b/src/services/utils/dateFormat.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e63476c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/utils/dateFormat.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export function formatHumanReadableDate(date: Date | string): string {
+  const d = typeof date === "string" ? new Date(date) : date;
+  if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return "Invalid date";
+
+  const options: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions = {
+    weekday: "short",
+    // year: "numeric",
+    month: "short",
+    day: "numeric",
+    hour: "2-digit",
+    minute: "2-digit",
+  };
+
+  return d.toLocaleString(undefined, options);
+}