UB outreach programs as diverse as the Regional Institute and
UBMD are finding new homes in a renovated daylight factory building
Downtown.
The UB Downtown Gateway, as part of a complex by the same name,
provides space for community outreach, service and research
programs with a public orientation. UB’s Regional Institute,
a policy “think tank,” was the first program to take up
residence in the former M. Wile & Co. building at 77 Goodell
St. UBMD, the physician practice plan of the School of Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences, along with UB’s Office of Economic
Engagement, moved to the building in 2011.
Additional units moving into the UB Gateway include the School
of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, which
helps local businesses grow and prosper through leadership
development and experiential learning, and the Center for
Educational Collaboration, a comprehensive, joint effort between UB
and the Buffalo Public Schools to improve academic outcomes for all
of the district’s students.
The building, home to the local clothing manufacturer M. Wile
Co. from 1924 to 1964, is on the National Register of Historic
Places. It was acquired by UB in 2007.
