Whitaker Center in the News

Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts is a hub for creativity, education, and cultural discovery in Central Pennsylvania. From hands-on STEM programs to live performances and community events, our work regularly appears in local and regional media.

Explore recent news stories, interviews, and media features highlighting how Whitaker Center is inspiring curiosity and bringing science and the arts together for our community.

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2026

Good Day PA: ‘Survival of the Slowest’ Arrives at Whitaker Center on February 24th

2025

Fox43: Dinosaur exhibit at Whitaker Center inspires future scientists and explorers
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/morning-show/dinosaur-exhibit-whitaker-center-inspires-scientists-explorers/521-8b3588f8-6d66-49ab-82ef-cb163427259e

Fox43: ‘Taste of Ireland’ dances on stage at Whitaker Center
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/morning-show/irish-dancers-bring-a-taste-of-ireland-to-pennsylvania-in-october/521-075cc49f-2095-4eb5-a3b1-1b84075ac5f5

Fox43: Former NICU patients reunite at UPMC Event
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/former-nicu-patients-reunite-upmc-nurses-staff-pajama-party/521-0e1ea3af-14b4-4f26-b32e-2c279a13250d

PennWatch: Little Graduates Celebrated at NICU Reunion
https://pennwatch.org/upmc-celebrates-its-littlest-graduates-for-a-nicu-reunion/#google_vignette

Good Day PA: The Art of Science Benefit caps off 25th Anniversary
https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/art-of-science-benefit-celebrates-the-whitaker-centers-25th-anniversary/

Fox43: Get Lost in Mazes & Brain Games This Summer at Whitaker Center
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/morning-show/mazes-brain-games-exhibit-at-the-whitaker-center/521-f81a2e6d-f8d4-4360-94cf-c41a514494a8

WITF’s The Spark: 25 Years of Science, Art and Making a Community Impact in Harrisburg
https://www.witf.org/2025/06/24/whitaker-center-marks-25-years-of-science-art-and-community-impact-in-harrisburg/

TheBurg
https://theburgnews.com/community-announcements/whitaker-center-announces-new-mind-bending-exhibit-mazes-brain-games-presented-by-upmc?fbclid=IwY2xjawKwAMdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFPd1JFaVRYNHVXMzVIZTc2AR54JZvGkBKX7_YC_W7tWBPCtVN8y5jV2eMtJlOmE6tliajiP7cGavS-XaW4MQ_aem_gSrKlrBiZR1xoiFK9zsXpA


Fox43
https://www.whitakercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/c1b5ea12-2b5e-40fe-b828-e9433b560782_20250505185326.4985430.mp4

Good Day PA
https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/whitaker-center-summer-camps/

The Valley Spring ’25

https://issuu.com/lebanonvalleycollege/docs/the_valley_magazine_spring_2025

Fox 43: ‘Above and Beyond’ aerospace exhibit opens at the Whitaker Center

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/morning-show/above-and-beyond-aerospace-exhibit-whitaker-center-in-harrisburg/521-6633a3c8-3e92-4b14-bfaa-e28ab6858c5d

The River 97.3: Celebrating the Women of Central PA: Mary Oliveira, Whitaker Center

https://theriver973.iheart.com/content/2025-03-06-celebrating-the-women-of-central-pa-mary-oliveira-whitaker-center/

Penn Live: Whitaker Center to go ‘Above and Beyond’ with its new exhibit

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2025/03/whitaker-center-to-go-above-and-beyond-with-its-new-exhibit.html

Good Day PA ABC 27: The Whitaker Center – “Above and Beyond” Aviation and Space Exhibit

https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/the-whitaker-center-above-and-beyond-aviation-and-space-exhibit/

Penn Live: The Whitaker Center is a hub for culture, education and innovation in Central PA | Opinion

https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025/02/the-whitaker-center-is-a-hub-for-culture-education-and-innovation-in-central-pa-opinion.html

Fox 43: Imagination ‘glows’ at the Whitaker Center through new traveling exhibit

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/morning-show/whitaker-center-winter-glow-traveling-exhibit/521-b8f0b886-2d5e-4d15-9a34-8747986abb75

Penn Watch: Harrisburg School Fair to Celebrate School Choice and Educational Opportunities

https://pennwatch.org/harrisburg-school-fair-to-celebrate-school-choice-and-educational-opportunities/

2024

The Burg: Instilling Confidence: Local organizations empower girls through physical activity, education and mentoring

https://theburgnews.com/home-front/instilling-confidence-local-organizations-empower-girls-through-physical-activity-education-and-mentoring

Susquehanna Style: The Whitaker Center Announces New President and CEO

https://susquehannastyle.com/style/people/whitaker-center-president/

ABC 27: Whitaker Center receives $35,000 to help advance equality in STEM

https://www.abc27.com/local-news/whitaker-center-receives-35000-to-help-advance-equality-in-stem/

UPMC: Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts Announces UPMC as New Naming Sponsor of Science Center Area

https://www.upmc.com/media/news/central-pa/2024-news-releases/011724-whitaker-center-announces-upmc-as-new-naming-sponsor-of-science-center-area

2023

Penn Live: Whitaker Center announces new president and CEO

https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2023/09/whitaker-center-announces-new-president-and-ceo.html\

2022

PRNewswire: Whitaker Center opens new PNC Innovation Zone featuring first-of-its-kind “Purposeful Gaming Studio”

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/whitaker-center-opens-new-pnc-innovation-zone-featuring-first-of-its-kind-purposeful-gaming-studio-301553937.html

2021

Whitaker Wednesdays on Good Day PA
https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/whitaker-wednesdays/

How-tos from Whitaker Wednesdays on Good Day PA (fka, “WOW, That’s Science!”
https://www.whitakercenter.org/kids/wow-thats-science/