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 ...

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 ...

UC Santa Cruz’s Asher Kates took first in two events on Saturday, and the Banana Slugs’ men’s swim and dive team took first place with 908 points at the 2024 Slug Shootout. Kates took first ...

What is the banana slug? The banana slug is named for its resemblance to a ripe (or overripe, in the case of spotted individuals) banana. It’s one of the slowest creatures on Earth, moving at a ...

UCSC 3, North Park 1: Riley Norman had 19 kills, and the No. 15 Banana Slugs won 25-23, 19-25, 25-22,25-12 in their second match Friday at Cal Lu Fornia Invitational at Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks.

The Banana Slugs’ Elena Stanciu took first in the mile race in a meet-record 5:02.09. UCSC won the distance medley relay (12:37.82) and also earned individual wins from Hanna Hekkanen (800 ...

As an undergraduate at UCSC (Go Banana Slugs!), he was an an active tutor for the Academic Excellence Program (ACE), which is dedicated to increasing the diversity of students earning their bachelors ...