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    A balancing act with Carly Oniki
    Carly Oniki leans against a balance beam in the gymnastics training center.

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    A balancing act with Carly Oniki

    The fourth-year gymnast discusses the multiyear success of the gymnastics team, her love of the sport, her favorite place on campus, some off-the-mat activities, and why Penn was her dream school.

    5 min. read

    Bringing much-needed dental care to an underserved community
    Dental residents treat a patient at Penn Dental at Woods.

    Staffed by Penn Dental postgraduate dental residents, along with attending dentists, Penn Dental at Woods treats both resident in-patients and out-patients of Woods, employees, special needs students at the Woods onsite school, and people with disabilities from the community.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Dental at Woods)

    Bringing much-needed dental care to an underserved community

    People with disabilities often face barriers to dental care. A collaboration between Penn Dental Medicine and Woods Services is changing that, bringing dental care with compassion to people with disabilities, a vastly underserved population.

    2 min read

    Making math add up for seventh graders
    Cole DuHaime leans against a statue outside College Hall.

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    Making math add up for seventh graders

    Third-year Cole DuHaime taught math to seventh graders over the summer in a service opportunity made possible by Generation Teach and the Ben Franklin Scholars Program.

    4 min. read

    The welcoming student team behind Penn’s orientation week
    Four students walking through Penn Commons, three pushing Move-In carts.

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    The welcoming student team behind Penn’s orientation week

    As part of New Student Orientation and Academic Initiatives, a group of nine undergraduates have been working since June to help shape the design, development, and planning of the New Student Orientation experience for the incoming Class of 2029.

    3 min. read

    Staff Q&A with Peter Fixler
    Peter Fixler stands among the trees and greens at the Morris Arboretu.

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    Staff Q&A with Peter Fixler

    The lead arborist at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens discusses his interest in tree work, how trees benefit the planet, the tallest tree he has climbed, current research at the Morris, and its impact in America and beyond.

    6 min. read

    Tee time with Julie Shin
    Julie Shin holds her club after swinging while wearing her Penn uniform.

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    Tee time with Julie Shin

    The rising fourth-year golfer discusses her All-Ivy season, what she enjoys about the sport, the recent success of the women’s golf team, training and conditioning, hitting a hole-in-one, and the correlation between figure skating and golf.

    5 min. read

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