diff --git a/css/main.css b/css/main.css
index d4786992e9da0139689f5878935d606d7701392f..a0a8816cc5fd152d5c2057e2a32f5cb4c592fbd2 100644
--- a/css/main.css
+++ b/css/main.css
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ body {
 
 .navbar-header {
     padding-right: 0px;
-    width: 100px;
+    width: 104px;
 }
 
 #logo {
diff --git a/js/menus/navbar.js b/js/menus/navbar.js
index 9d52b6ca29bfcceed4df8423bf9882faf7118af3..0e5177e598505d4014d7c445f6571eb425021273 100644
--- a/js/menus/navbar.js
+++ b/js/menus/navbar.js
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@ NavBar = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     events: {
         "click #showHideMenu":                          "_setMenuVis",
-        "click .menuHoverControls":                     "_setNavSelection",
-        "click .navDropdown":                           "_deselectAllNavItems"
+        "click .menuHoverControls":                     "_setNavSelection"
     },
 
     initialize: function(){
 
-        _.bindAll(this, "_setMenuVis");
+        _.bindAll(this, "_setMenuVis", "_setNavSelection");
 
         this.listenTo(this.model, "change:menuIsVisible", this._updateShowHideButton);
+        this.listenTo(this.model, "change:currentNav", this._updateNavSelectionUI);
 
         this._uiStuff();
+        this._updateNavSelectionUI();
     },
 
     _setMenuVis: function(e){
@@ -44,11 +45,11 @@ NavBar = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     _setNavSelection: function(e){
         e.preventDefault();
-        var $link = $(e.target);
-        this._deselectAllNavItems();
-        $link.parent().addClass("open");//highlight
-        var navSelection = $link.data("menuId");
-        if (navSelection == "about") return;
+        var navSelection = $(e.target).data("menuId");
+        if (navSelection == "about") {
+            $(e.target).blur();
+            return;
+        }
         if (navSelection) {
             if (navSelection=="navDesign") this.model.set("currentTab", "lattice", {silent: true});
             else if (navSelection=="navSim") this.model.set("currentTab", "physics", {silent: true});
@@ -57,6 +58,15 @@ NavBar = Backbone.View.extend({
         }
     },
 
+    _updateNavSelectionUI: function(){
+        this._deselectAllNavItems();
+        var navSelection = this.model.get("currentNav");
+        _.each($(".menuHoverControls"), function(link){
+            var $link = $(link);
+            if ($link.data("menuId") == navSelection) $link.parent().addClass("open");//highlight
+        });
+    },
+
     _uiStuff: function(){
         var $logo = $("#logo");
         $logo.mouseover(function(){