UAF’s West Ridge is home to most of the university’s research centers. The International Arctic Research Center, the Geophysical Institute, the Institute of Arctic Biology, the Center for Alaska Native Health Research and the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center are located here. The School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and the School of Natural Resourses and Agricultural Sciences are based here as well.

The Butrovich Building, located on West Ridge, is home to University of Alaska Statewide Offices, including President Hamilton's office.

Buildings on West Ridge include:

• UA Museum of the North
• Biological Research and Diagnostics Facility
• State of Alaska Virology Lab
• USDA Labs
• West Ridge Greenhouse
• Irving Building
• O'Neill Building
• West Ridge Research Building
• Elvey Building
• Akasofu Building
• Arctic Health Research Building
• Butrovich Building
• IAB Greenhouse

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• UAF students explore Mars
• Out of the office and up Denali!

• Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
• Geophysical Institute
  
• International Arctic Research Center

Web cams:

• International Arctic Research Center
• Geophysical Institute