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/* 2026 admissions and certificate presentation enhancement */
.header-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.header-enroll{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#991b2b;color:#fff!important;border-radius:4px;padding:10px 17px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:800;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.02em}
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.button-outline{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.85);color:#fff!important;text-decoration:none;padding:12px 20px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700}
@media(max-width:760px){.header-actions{gap:7px}.header-enroll{padding:8px 10px;font-size:12px}.button-outline{margin-top:8px}}

/* Pilot program and academic book cover */
.catalog-book{display:block;width:116px;max-height:155px;object-fit:contain;float:right;margin:8px 0 12px 18px;filter:drop-shadow(0 8px 12px #1112)}
.catalog-card-pilot{background:linear-gradient(150deg,#fff 65%,#f5efeb);border-top:4px solid #991b2b}
.catalog-card-pilot .button{margin-top:auto}
.catalog-card-pilot .status-open{background:#f9e6e8;color:#8b1929}
.admissions-section .button{margin:8px 8px 0 0}
@media(max-width:520px){.catalog-book{width:90px;max-height:124px;margin-left:12px}.primary-nav{scrollbar-width:thin}}

/* Official Auxilium Institute crest — existing layout preserved */
.brand-mark.brand-crest{display:block;flex:0 0 auto;object-fit:contain;background:#080809;padding:0;border:1px solid #991b2b;border-radius:50%;box-shadow:0 0 0 2px #fff;overflow:hidden}
.brand-footer .brand-crest{box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #444}
.hero-identity{position:relative;z-index:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:100%;max-width:435px;justify-self:center;gap:6px}
.hero-institute-logo{display:block;width:min(100%,405px);height:auto;object-fit:contain;filter:drop-shadow(0 6px 20px #0007)}
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.hero-identity .hero-book-feature img{width:70px;height:90px;object-fit:contain;filter:drop-shadow(0 3px 7px #0009)}
.hero-identity .hero-book-feature figcaption{font-size:11px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#e5e1dc;margin:0}
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/* On phones, present the official crest before the headline, not below the fold. */
@media(max-width:640px){
  .hero{padding-top:20px}
  .hero-identity{order:-1;max-width:335px}
  .hero-identity .hero-institute-logo{width:min(100%,325px)}
  .hero-identity .hero-book-feature{display:none}
}