2016

Dr. Oralia Garcia Dominic, a member of the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg’s board of directors, lead a team of experts to compile the first Latino-Hispanic Cancer Burden Report that was released Friday at a press conference at the State Capitol.  Dr. Garcia was part of a team that included Dr. Eugene J. Lengerich, a …

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The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg thanks Dr. Shirley Warshaw for an excellent presentation of “This Crazy Election Year!” held July 19 at the Fredricksen Library in Camp Hill. Dr. Warshaw walked through the electoral map and concluded the signs currently point toward a victory for Democrats. But it’s a crazy election year, and anything …

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THANKS TO TURKISH CULTURAL CENTER FOR HOSTING ZIKA AND SUMMER TRAVEL! AND THANKS TO FEATURED EXPERTS: DR. RACHEL LEVINE PHYSICIAN GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DR. CASEY PINTO PENN STATE HERSHEY NELVA WRIGHT- CITY OF HARRISBURG HEALTH OFFICER   

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg congratulates all of the Global Scholars who received their certificates at the Torch of Global Enlightenment Awards on May 17 at Widener University School of Law.  Special honor to the Ambassador Level Global Scholars who have spent several years with the Council and are headed off to college! Students …

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Congratulations to the Academic WorldQuest team from Harrisburg Academy that competed in the 2016 National Academic WorldQuest competition held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. April 22-23.  The team, which won the regional competition sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg, included: Wesley Sheker  Austin Dean James Thompson David May