Wayne S. Doran passed away in early February at age 87 in Dearborn, Michigan. Doran was a ULI Life Trustee, Foundation governor, and a longtime product council member.

An innovative pilot internship program aimed at advancing diversity in the commercial real estate industry is on track to launch its first cohort of students into paid 10-week learning and mentoring opportunities this summer at some of the nation’s leading REITs. Known as Foundations: REITs and Commercial Real Estate Internship Program, the program is a joint initiative of ULI, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, and Fannie Mae’s Future Housing Leaders.

Despite growing numbers of African Americans in its ranks, commercial real estate remains largely white and male. Today, African American business leaders point to remaining challenges, including access to capital. But they also underline the importance of the industry in broader conversations.

Founded by Goldie B. Wolfe Miller in 2007 to give back to the industry and help young women in the real estate field find their way to the C-suite, the Goldie Initiative has assisted more than 100 scholars from 16 top real estate graduate schools across the United States, with a record 28 scholars named in 2021.

The ULI/Randall Lewis Health Mentorship Program allows students to learn about the Institute, develop relationships with members, and deepen their understanding of opportunities to advance health through careers in the land use industry. Here, mentees share their top takeaways for health and social equity in real estate from the 2021 ULI Fall Meeting.

Real estate executive Randall Lewis has donated $10 million to ULI, the largest single donation in the Institute’s 86-year history, to fund the organization’s efforts to make the built environment more sustainable.

ULI Cincinnati’s Real Estate Accelerator Lab (REAL) is a nine-month program beginning in September and ending in May of the following calendar year. Program participants are chosen to bring together a diverse class with a focus on leadership and those typically underrepresented in the real estate development industry.

ULI MEMBER—ONLY CONTENT:The Winter 2022 issue of Urban Landis now available for ULI members. The cover topic is “Outlook 2022: Real Estate Proves Resilient.”

ULI Asia Pacific, together with its member co-chairs, has announced the formation of three new product councils this quarter: Industrial and Logistics, Transit-Oriented Development and Infrastructure, and Office.

Real estate developers and policymakers can promote equity, environmental resilience, and economic mobility by investing in forward-looking infrastructure, according to a new report from ULI. The report, Prioritizing Effective Infrastructure-Led Development, from the ULI Curtis Infrastructure Initiative, provides a comprehensive framework as the United States prepares to make its largest infrastructure investment in a generation.