Thomas Fudge
Science and Technology ReporterA journalist with 30 years of experience, Tom covers science and technology stories for KPBS' platforms. He joined KPBS in 1998 to cover San Diego issues related to growth, transportation, and development. He previously served as host of These Days (now KPBS Midday Edition) and as a news editor. Tom began his broadcasting career in 1988 at WSUI Radio in Iowa City as a reporter and newscaster. He then spent five years at Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) where he worked as a reporter. Following his departure from MPR, Tom was a freelance journalist, working for Twin Cities Public Television, WCCO Radio, and a variety of regional and national newspapers and magazines. He has received recognition for his outstanding work in hosting and public affairs reporting from the Unity Awards, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Getting more exercise is the number-one health goal for San Diegans, according to a recent survey. The survey, sponsored by Scripps Health, asked 2,000 San Diego County adults what they'd like to do to improve their health in 2010.
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Following the announcement last week that swine flu vaccine would be available to everyone, public health clinics in San Diego County saw a dramatic upswing in patients.
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San Diego scientists are involved in an international effort to map a human genome that's sick with cancer. Cancer is built on cell mutations that alter the genome we inherit from our parents.
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San Diego scientists say attacking proteins in the human body could be the best way to stop the flu. Influenza cannot survive and replicate on its own. That's why the virus must co-opt up to 300 human proteins in order to live in the body.
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San Diego County supervisors officially opened a new medical examiner's office. The office, located in Kearny Mesa, is about three times the size of the old facility, and it cost $73 million.
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Scientists at San Diego-based Life Technologies have co-authored a study that reveals the genome of lung cancer.
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Once on the ground in Lahaina, the team will assist with search and rescue efforts, animal care and more. -
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department's first search and rescue bloodhound is now on duty.
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A grant from the FCC will help the San Diego Housing Commission expand affordable, quality and reliable broadband internet service to low-income families.
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