“In a few weeks, the humble UC Santa Cruz banana slug will be wrenched from its dank Santa Cruz home and thrown into the national spotlight. Travolta will be wearing the slug T-shirt in the ...

Such was the case with UC Santa ... banana slug logo to help the cause. The result was the “Fiat Slug” logo that shows a slug wearing glasses and reading Plato that still adorns UCSC T-shirts ...

The UCSC Banana Slug is one of the most well-recognized emblems of UC Santa Cruz. It received an enormous publicity boost in 1994 when filmmaker Quentin Tarantino dressed a hit man played by John ...

SANTA CRUZ– Prepare to see more banana slugs in downtown Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz has partnered with Bookshop Santa Cruz to create the Banana Slug Shop, a gift shop in the bookstore selling UC ...

The Banana Slug character (shown here with a newly redesigned costume) may very well be the most recognizable image associated with UC Santa Cruz. Walking around the campus, Sammy always runs into ...

Newsom’s desk and slimed its way into law.” The banana slug also has a special place as the mascot of UC Santa Cruz. The recognition of the banana slug at the state level was “an affirmation ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have completed the first end-to-end genome of the iconic Pacific banana slug, a species synonymous with California’s coastal redwood forests and the university's beloved ...

“In a few weeks, the humble UC Santa Cruz banana slug will be wrenched from its dank Santa Cruz home and thrown into the national spotlight. Travolta will be wearing the slug T-shirt in the ...