Update app.py

app.py

@@ -220,54 +220,6 @@ A culturally authentic and conversational response to the question: '{question}'
 
 def build_interface():
     logging.info("Building Gradio interface...")
-
-    custom_css = """
-    body {
-        background-color: A9A9A9;
-        font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
-        color: #ffffff;
-    }
-   
-    .gradio-container {
-        background: A9A9A9;
-        border-radius: 10px;
-        padding: 20px;
-        color: #ffffff;
-    }
-       
-    /* Center-justify welcome and bio sections */
-    .welcome-section, .bio-section {
-        color: #ffffff;
-        background-color: transparent;
-        font-size: 16px;
-        text-align: center; /* Center the text */
-        display: block !important; /* Use flexbox for centering within the row */
-        justify-content: center; /* Center horizontally */
-        align-items: center; /* Center vertically (if needed) */
-        flex-direction: column; /* Arrange items vertically */
-    }
-
-    .welcome-section > *, .bio-section > * { /* Center markdown elements within flex container */
-        text-align: center;
-    }
-
-    #logo {
-        background-color: #000000;
-    }
-   
-    .logo-row {
-        display: flex;
-        justify-content: flex-start;
-        align-items: flex-start;
-        margin: 0;
-        padding: 0;
-    }
-   
-    .logo-row > * { /* Remove margins from the image itself */
-        margin: 0;
-    }
-   
-    """
    
     # Hardcoded test panelists
     panelists = [