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Margaret McFall-Ngai helped turn UH into a major microbiome research center.

Healthy-looking frog held by researcher in the field. (Photo credit: Andrea Jani) Just as beneficial microbes in the human gut can be affected by antibiotics, diet interventions and other disturbances, the microbiomes of other animals can also be upset. In a rare study, a researcher with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology ( SOEST), determined the skin microbiome of an endangered frog was altered when the frogs were infected by a specific fungus, and it did not recover to its initial state even when the frog was cured of the infection.

Healthy-looking frog held by researcher in the field. (Photo credit: Andrea Jani)Just as beneficial microbes in the human gut can be affected by...

In a rare study published this week, Andrea Jani, a researcher with the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, determined the skin microbiome of an endangered frog was altered when the frogs were infected by a specific fungus, and it didn't recover to its initial state even when the frog was cured of the infection.

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Minorities are one of the hardest-hit populations during the pandemic, and that is why a Utah group is building trust with them through an online information campaign. There was certainly a lot to celebrate this week as health care workers across Utah started getting the first vaccinations. But there is a lingering wariness in minority communities. "There's a lot of mistrust, just from past experiences," said Oreta Tupola, who works with community health workers through the Utah Public Health Association. "There's so much information that's out there that you know, p...