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Downeast Institute welcomed our inaugural pair of Downeast Institute (DEI) Fellows in May. The Fellowship allows PhD student Raymond Czaja from Stony Brook University and graduate student [...]

On May 16, 2022, The Bangor Daily News featured a story about Downeast Institute (DEI) being awarded a 2-year National Marine Fisheries Service Saltonstall Kennedy grant to study clam [...]

Summer camp is BACK this year and will take place the first week of August! Monday-Wednesday (8/1-8/3) sessions will be for campers going into grade 5 and above and will run from 9am-3pm. Campers [...]

On May 3, 2022 National Marine Fisheries Service announced that they are recommending Downeast Institute to be one of the 2022 Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Program award recipients. DEI [...]

Downeast Institute revealed a new strategic plan that will guide the organization forward through 2025. Read it here.

The Life Sciences & Technology Hub of Excellence in Eastern Maine will create connections among R&D, education, entrepreneurship and investment, provide networking and learning opportunities, and [...]

A group of nonprofit organizations working collaboratively to promote a Life Sciences & Technology Hub of Excellence in Eastern Maine has received a $10,000 grant from the Maine Community [...]

On February 4, Bangor Daily News featured a story about DEI's recent study investigating repurposing vacant lobster pounds for the purposes of shellfish aquaculture in order to create economic [...]

— Downeast Institute in Beals has received a $24,000 gift from Machias Savings Bank to support its efforts to commercialize shellfish hatchery methods it has developed. The Institute’s Executive [...]

Downeast Institute seeks a Facility Assistant We have an immediate opening for an individual who enjoys taking pride in the appearance of a facility under their care, and will assume [...]