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The Joint State Government Commission (JSGC) is the primary non-partisan public policy and statutory research organization that serves the Pennsylvania General Assembly. We issue reports on a wide variety of public policy topics. Our episodes feature staff discussions highlighting recently released reports. To learn more about us and access full reports, please visit our website: http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/

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Legislative Science & Technology Policy Fellowship

November 21, 2025 • JSGC • Episode 52

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In this episode Glenn and Susan discuss the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Science and Technology Policy Program (COPA-STEP) with Patricia Gruver-Barr, the director of the program. We are also joined by Dr. Jae Wan Ahn, COPA-STEP’s inaugural fellow, who we are proud to announce was assigned to research here at JSGC! Together, we discuss how COPA-STEP is working to bring the science community and policy makers closer together, learn more about the origins and objectives behind the program, and how COPA-STEP will expand in the future.

To learn more about the program, visit COPA-STEP’s Website.

Music by Joseph McDade. Visit us at http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/