With tours, mock lectures, a campus welcome, and a lively resource fair, Banana Slug Day gave admitted students an immersive ...

Once another slug appears, their mating dance involves circling around each other, sometimes lunging and nipping. And in ...

Over 120 student workers help bring Banana Slug Day to life each year. For thousands of admitted students, Banana Slug Day is more than a campus visit. It’s a chance to see what college life could be ...

You’ve probably beheld a bright yellow banana slug on a hike in the Santa Cruz Mountains or perhaps even in your own backyard. But now, the beautiful banana slug is officially the California state ...

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 ...