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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Life science researchers use stem cells to create organoids, which represent human organs and allow greater knowledge of how the body behaves and reacts to disease. -
Researchers say they have used gene therapy to stop sperm production in mice. -
Researchers identified a molecule that protects stored fat in obese mice. But they also found a way to make it turn off. -
San Diego’s underwater kelp forests are a natural wonder under threat by climate change. -
The San Diego State University graduate built a corporation on a technology it’s been forced to protect in the competitive arena of medical commerce. -
An exhaustive study shows that higher than normal body temperature is consistently found in people who suffer strong symptoms of clinical depression.
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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. -
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his support behind San Diego's Measure D Thursday.
- San Diego scientists offer nonopioid relief to chronic pain sufferers
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- Trump pulls millions in grants from San Diego-area schools
- Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
- Trump nominee gives misleading testimony about ties to alleged 'Nazi sympathizer'