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 ...

The banana slug T-shirt is the most recognizable piece of undergrad apparel in — though many of UCSC’s current students might not know why.

A resolution to honor the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slug mascot is on the agenda of an upcoming Santa Cruz City Council meeting. “I believe that every slug should have its day,” said Santa Cruz Mayor Ryan ...

Santa Cruz’s Del Mar Theatre would even give the banana slug top billing, alongside Travolta and Tarantino, on a 1994 showtime listing of “Pulp Fiction” in the Sentinel.

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 ...

Assembly Bill 1850, which would make the banana slug California's state slug, passed the assembly. Sammy the Slug, the UC Santa Cruz Mascot, was on the assembly floor advocating for the bill.

The UC Santa Cruz banana slug mascot is prevalent on nearly every piece of merchandise in the university's bookstore in Santa Cruz, Calif., pictured here Sept. 25, 2024.