Add spreadsheet-based news feed with Bluesky integration (Issue #9)

- Convert news page to spreadsheet-based generation (data/news.xlsx)
- Add build_news.py script for generating news.html from template
- Integrate Bluesky feed showing @contextlab.bsky.social posts
- Add two-column layout: news (2/3) and scrollable Bluesky feed (1/3)
- Add 4 new news items (Claudia joining, Scientific American, tenure, NSF CAREER)
- Update people.xlsx with new lab member (Claudia Gonciulea)
- Add 16 tests for news build functionality
- Update CI workflow to include news in auto-build

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <[email protected]>

Author: jeremymanning

.github/workflows/build-content.yml

@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
           git config user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git add publications.html people.html software.html
+          git add publications.html people.html software.html news.html
           git commit -m "Auto-build: Update content pages from spreadsheet data"
           git push

css/style.css

@@ -509,6 +509,246 @@ hr, .divider {
     color: var(--primary-green);
 }
 
+/* News + Bluesky Two-Column Layout */
+.news-bluesky-container {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
+    gap: 40px;
+    align-items: start;
+}
+
+.news-bluesky-container .news-section {
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* Bluesky Feed Section */
+.bluesky-section {
+    position: sticky;
+    top: 20px;
+    border-left: 1px solid var(--accent-green);
+    padding-left: 40px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-section h2 {
+    font-size: 18px;
+    line-height: 1.6;
+    color: var(--primary-green-light);
+    letter-spacing: 0.4px;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-feed {
+    max-width: 100%;
+    max-height: 800px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+/* Scrollbar styling for Bluesky feed */
+.bluesky-feed::-webkit-scrollbar {
+    width: 6px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-feed::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
+    background: var(--bg-green-light);
+    border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-feed::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+    background: var(--accent-green);
+    border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-feed::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
+    background: var(--primary-green-light);
+}
+
+.bluesky-loading,
+.bluesky-empty,
+.bluesky-error {
+    color: var(--primary-green-light);
+    font-size: 14px;
+    text-align: center;
+    padding: 20px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-posts {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 20px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-post {
+    background: var(--white);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    padding: 20px;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+}
+
+.bluesky-post-header {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-author {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 10px;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.bluesky-author:hover {
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.bluesky-avatar {
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 40px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    object-fit: cover;
+}
+
+.bluesky-author-info {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.bluesky-display-name {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: var(--dark-text);
+    font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-handle {
+    color: var(--primary-green-light);
+    font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-post-date {
+    color: var(--primary-green-light);
+    font-size: 12px;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.bluesky-post-date:hover {
+    text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+.bluesky-post-content p {
+    font-size: 14px;
+    line-height: 1.6;
+    color: var(--dark-text);
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+    word-break: break-word;
+}
+
+.bluesky-post-content p:last-child {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.bluesky-post-content a {
+    color: var(--primary-green);
+    word-break: break-all;
+}
+
+.bluesky-post-images {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr));
+    gap: 8px;
+    margin-top: 12px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-post-image {
+    width: 100%;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    max-height: 300px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-link-card {
+    display: flex;
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent-green);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    margin-top: 12px;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.bluesky-link-card:hover {
+    border-color: var(--primary-green);
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.bluesky-link-thumb {
+    width: 120px;
+    height: 80px;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.bluesky-link-info {
+    padding: 10px 12px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    justify-content: center;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.bluesky-link-title {
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: var(--dark-text);
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 1;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.bluesky-link-description {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: var(--primary-green-light);
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    margin-top: 4px;
+}
+
+.bluesky-post-footer {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 20px;
+    margin-top: 12px;
+    padding-top: 12px;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--accent-green);
+}
+
+.bluesky-stat {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 5px;
+    color: var(--primary-green-light);
+    font-size: 13px;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    transition: color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.bluesky-stat:hover {
+    color: var(--primary-green);
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.bluesky-stat svg {
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.bluesky-follow {
+    text-align: center;
+    margin-top: 25px;
+}
+
 /* Software List */
 .software-section h2 {
     display: flex;
@@ -1529,6 +1769,47 @@ body.homepage .site-header {
         display: block;
         text-align: center;
     }
+
+    /* News + Bluesky - stack on mobile */
+    .news-bluesky-container {
+        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    }
+
+    .bluesky-section {
+        position: static;
+        margin-top: 40px;
+        border-left: none;
+        border-top: 1px solid var(--accent-green);
+        padding-left: 0;
+        padding-top: 30px;
+    }
+
+    .bluesky-feed {
+        max-height: 500px;
+    }
+
+    /* Bluesky feed - mobile adjustments */
+    .bluesky-post {
+        padding: 15px;
+    }
+
+    .bluesky-post-header {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        gap: 8px;
+    }
+
+    .bluesky-post-date {
+        align-self: flex-start;
+    }
+
+    .bluesky-link-card {
+        flex-direction: column;
+    }
+
+    .bluesky-link-thumb {
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 120px;
+    }
 }
 
 /* Utility Classes */