UC Santa Cruz’s banana slug mascot is seemingly everywhere on campus in Santa Cruz, Calif., pictured here Sept. 25, 2024. Andrew Pridgen/SFGATE “The students do not recognize [the movie] at ...

* Per the 2022-2023 final release data in IPEDS ‡ The median salary for workers with 10 or more years of experience per Payscale. The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public land-grant ...

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 Santa Cruz, they are no strangers to banana slugs. The UC Santa Cruz mascot plays an important role in the ecosystem. Its diet includes plants that compete with redwood seedlings for light ...