diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
index e1aa572b8..7bb363f70 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ table {
 
   #count-notifications {
     background-color: $color-theme-primary;
+    border-radius: 5px;
     color: $color-wild-sand;
     font-size: 12px;
     font-weight: bold;
-    z-index: 999999;
-    position: fixed;
-    margin-top: -10px;
     margin-left: 10px;
+    margin-top: -10px;
     padding-left: 4px;
     padding-right: 4px;
-    border-radius: 5px;
+    position: fixed;
+    z-index: 999999;
   }
 }
 
@@ -99,11 +99,26 @@ table {
     margin-top: 10px !important;
   }
 }
+
 .dropdown-notifications {
   min-width: 450px;
   padding-bottom: 0;
   padding-top: 0;
 
+  .notification {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $color-alto;
+    padding-bottom: 10px;
+    padding-top: 10px;
+  }
+
+  .text-center {
+    padding-top: 10px;
+  }
+
+  .assignment {
+    
+  }
+
   .notifications-dropdown-header {
     background-color: $color-theme-primary;
     color: $color-wild-sand;
diff --git a/app/views/user_notifications/_recent_notifications.html.erb b/app/views/user_notifications/_recent_notifications.html.erb
index 07fb24fb3..ed57ce053 100644
--- a/app/views/user_notifications/_recent_notifications.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/user_notifications/_recent_notifications.html.erb
@@ -2,13 +2,20 @@
 <li class="notification">
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-3">
-      <% byebug %>
-      <% if notification.type_of == :assignment %>
+      <% if notification.type_of == 'recent_changes' %>
+      <div class="text-center">
         <%= image_tag avatar_path(notification.generator_user, :icon_small), class: "avatar" %>
+      </div>
+      <% end %>
+      <% if notification.type_of == 'assignment' %>
+      <div class="text-center">
+        <span class="assignment"><%= fa_icon 'newspaper-o' %></span>
+      </div>
       <% end %>
     </div>
     <div class="col-md-9">
-      <strong><%= notification.title %></strong> <br> <%= notification.message %></
+      <strong><%= notification.title %></strong> <br>
+      <%= l(notification.created_at, format: :full) %> | <%= notification.message %>
     </div>
   </div>
 <li>