Reduced Headline size by adding:
.et-description h2 {font-size:28px !important;}
to Custom CSS in General Settings
Reduced leading in Excerpt text by adding:
.recent-post p {line-height: 20px;!important;}
to Custom CSS in General Settings
Changed the length of the excerpt by making the following modification to recent_module.php:
Replaced
<p><?php et_nexus_truncate_post( 77 ); ?></p>
with
<p><?php et_nexus_truncate_post( 150 ); ?></p>