Banana Slugs, Summer Happenings on Campus

Santa Cruz Chancellor George Blumenthal lists the year's accomplishments including astronomy professor Sandy Faber, social documentary teacher Renee Tajima-Pena winning a Guggenheim Fellowship and earth and planetary scientist James Gill having an underwater volcano named for him.

Check the UCSC video interview here.

Students also won some honors, including Paul Abumuv, who won a $10,000 grant to develop software to help teachers in grading.

All that, and the controversial banana slug mascot celebrates its 25th year. They should have brought in John Travolta for that one.

There's a big garden sale at Norrie's Gift Shop at the UCSC Aboretum this weekend, for father's day. Gifts are 20--75 percent off. It's a good chance to pick up some great plants. Not included, however, are  books, succulent dish gardens and succulent wreaths.

Hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and a schedule of events is here.

Shakespeare Santa Cruz begins its 30th season July 19. Get the schedule here.