Young people enrolled in the pre-apprenticeship program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are shadowing skilled technicians on tasks such as welding components for PPPL’s flagship fusion experiment or repairing the massive motor generators that power it. As they learn, they are preparing for their own future. (Media coverage from ROI and Insider NJ.)

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• Entrepreneurship Club students help transfer Princeton biotech research to business ventures
• Small but mighty: A mini plasma-powered satellite under construction may launch a new era in space exploration
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• Students Marquardt and Shah win Slavin Fellowships for work in entrepreneurship

In the news:

• Princeton startup Offchain Labs speeds, secures blockchain application development (ROI)  
• Could a Jersey lab be the key to unlocking the sun’s energy on Earth? (NJTV)
• Incentive to innovate: Zwicker says new legislation will boost N.J. economy, help it keep up with rival states (ROI)