diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 272f3e0a783..9850caf79c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
 gRPC-Java - An RPC library and framework
 ========================================
 
-<table>
-  <tr>
-    <td><b>Homepage:</b></td>
-    <td><a href="https://grpc.io/">grpc.io</a></td>
-  </tr>
-  <tr>
-    <td><b>Mailing List:</b></td>
-    <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/grpc-io">grpc-io@googlegroups.com</a></td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
+| Resource | Link |
+|--------|------|
+| Homepage | https://grpc.io |
+| Mailing List | grpc-io@googlegroups.com |
 
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-Supported Platforms
--------------------
+## Supported Platforms
 
 gRPC-Java supports Java 8 and later. Android minSdkVersion 23 (Marshmallow) and
 later are supported with [Java 8 language desugaring][android-java-8].
@@ -48,10 +41,10 @@ The [examples](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/tree/v1.79.0/examples) and the
 [Android example](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/tree/v1.79.0/examples/android)
 are standalone projects that showcase the usage of gRPC.
 
-Download
---------
+Installation
+------------
 
-Download [the JARs][]. Or for Maven with non-Android, add to your `pom.xml`:
+Installation [the JARs]: https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:io.grpc%20AND%20v:1.79.0 . Or for Maven with non-Android, add to your `pom.xml`:
 ```xml
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
@@ -241,7 +234,7 @@ The Stub layer is what is exposed to most developers and provides type-safe
 bindings to whatever datamodel/IDL/interface you are adapting. gRPC comes with
 a [plugin](https://github.com/google/grpc-java/blob/master/compiler) to the
 protocol-buffers compiler that generates Stub interfaces out of `.proto` files,
-but bindings to other datamodel/IDL are easy and encouraged.
+but bindings to other data models or IDLs are supported and encouraged.
 
 ### Channel