
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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The startup company Amplisal says remote work and flexibility of hours are here to stay.
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Researchers swab counters and floors to learn what microbes are colonizing your house and how they could affect you.
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The NSF invested $150 million in San Diego research in 2011 alone.
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San Diego is already seeing an increase in the number of patients from out of state seeking abortions.
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Scientists at UC San Diego are leading what they call the biggest community science project ever done on animal communication.
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Entomologists at UC Riverside say they couldn’t find a single example of eight out of California’s 25 bumble bee species.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
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